Interesting information on CHD…
I found this on a well-sourced, hospital sponsored website….
What is CHD?
* CHD (Congenital Heart Defect) is a structural problem with a baby’s
heart that is present at birth.
* CHD is the #1 birth defect in the U.S. and the #1 cause of birth-related infant deaths.
* 1 in every 100 babies is born with CHD. Of those, 1 in 10 is born with a fatal defect.
* Approximately 1 million American children and adults with CHD and childhood onset heart disease are alive today.
* Nearly twice as many children die from CHD in the U.S. each year than from all forms of childhood cancers combined.
* Funding for pediatric cancer research is 5 times higher than for CHD.
* In the last 25 years, advances in treatment of CHD have enabled half a million U.S. children with significant heart defects to survive into adulthood.