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Heart Defects

Heart Defects can take one of many different forms. Due to advances in medical technology many of these heart defects can be fixed surgically.

Facts concerning heart defects:

About 1 out of every 100 to 125 babies born have some sort of heart defect. Source

Causes of congenital heart defects can be either genetic or enviromental. Some causes are listed here.
Author: Tim Otter RRT - KS
Last Update:11/29/2008 7:32:17 AM

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