![]() ![]() Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the body. They help blood move in the right direction as it’s pumped to other parts of the body. These valves open and close to control blood flow through the heart. There is a wall between the two atria, and a wall between the two ventricles. This is a wall that separates the right and left sides of the heart. The two lower chambers (also called ventricles) pump blood out of the heart to other parts of the body. The two upper chambers (also called atria) receive blood. ![]() Heart defects can affect different parts of your baby’s heart, including: But others, like some critical CHDs, may need surgeries over several years. Some heart defects don’t need treatment or can be treated easily. About 1 in 4 babies born with a heart defect (about 25 percent) has a critical CHD. ![]() Nearly 1 in 100 babies (about 1 percent or 40,000 babies) is born with a heart defect in the United States each year. Without treatment, critical CHDs can cause serious health problems and death. Babies with critical CHDs need surgery or other treatment within the first year of life. Birth defects can cause problems in overall health, how the body develops or how the body works.Ĭritical congenital heart defects (also called critical CHDs or critical congenital heart disease) are the most serious congenital heart defects. They may affect how the body looks, works or both. Birth defects are structural changes present at birth that can affect almost any part of the body. CHDs can be mild or serious.ĬHDs are the most common types of birth defects. These conditions can affect the heart’s shape or how it works or both. Congenital heart defects (also called CHDs) are heart conditions that a baby is born with. ![]()
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