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CHD Trivia

February 12, 2021
DID YOU KNOW?
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The word “congenital” means existing at birth.
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The terms “congenital heart defect” and “congenital heart disease” are often used to mean the same thing, but “defect” is more accurate.
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This kind of heart ailment is a defect or abnormality, not a disease.
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A congenital heart defect (CHD) results when the heart, or blood vessels near the heart, don’t develop normally before birth.