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Congenital Heart Disease Definition
Common names:
  • Congenital Heart Disease
  • Heart Defects
A person with congenital heart disease is born with an abnormal heart. The abnormality may involve the structure of the heart, or the abnormality may involve the electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to beat. Images

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Last Updated: Sep 14, 2008
Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MDJohn H. Beckett, MDD. Scott Gettings, MD
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