Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common type of birth defect. As medical care and treatment have advanced, babies with a CHD are living longer and healthier lives. Learn more facts about CHDs below.

CHDs are present at birth and can affect the structure of a baby’s heart and the way it works. They can affect how blood flows through the heart and out to the rest of the body. CHDs can vary from mild (such as a small hole in the heart) to severe (such as missing or poorly formed parts of the heart).Submit here.

About 1 in 4 babies born with a heart defect has a critical CHD (also known as critical congenital heart defect).¹ Babies with a critical CHD need surgery or other procedures in the first year of life. https://bit.ly/38VLiBL

Listed below are examples of different types of CHDs. The types marked with a star (*) are considered critical CHDs.

• Atrial Septal Defect
• Atrioventricular Septal Defect
• Coarctation of the Aorta*
• Double-outlet Right Ventricle*
• d-Transposition of the Great Arteries*
• Ebstein Anomaly*
• Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome*
• Interrupted Aortic Arch*
• Pulmonary Atresia*
• Single Ventricle*
• Tetralogy of Fallot*
• Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return*
• Tricuspid Atresia*
• Truncus Arteriosus*
• Ventricular Septal Defect