Heart defect

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congenital heart disorder

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• How the Heart Works Other Names Causes Signs & Symptoms Diagnosis Treatments Prevention Living With Key Points Links What Is a Congenital Heart Defect? A congenital heart defect is a structural problem (or defect) in the heart that is present at birth.
• Sometimes, the cause for a congenital heart defect is known.
• In some cases, if the affected child's heart defect is part of a syndrome of other defects, the recurrence risk may be higher.
• How is congenital heart disease identified? Because of the range in problems, how and when a child is diagnosed with a congenital heart defect is variable.
• “The usual treatment course for patients with this serious heart defect is the use of blood-thinning drugs.

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