Neurological disorder and Neuroimmunology

Congenital heart disease

Track 5: Congenital heart diseases

Congenital heart defects are problems with the heart's structure that are present at birth. Congenital heart defects change the normal flow of blood through the heart. This defect develops in the womb, before the baby is born. During pregnancy the mother having some infections such as rubella or poorly controlled type 1 or type 2 diabetes can cause CHD. Some genetic disorders such as Down syndrome or any chromosome defects leads to CHD. Congenital heart disease affects 8 out of every 1,000 newborns. Each year, more than 35,000 babies in the United States are born with congenital heart defects