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Congenital heart diseases are conditions affecting the heart's structure or function and that exist at birth. They can range from having no effect to being life-threatening, and these effects can start soon after birth or many years later.

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33 years experience

Is a type of:

Heart diseases

How long it usually lasts:

Chronic (lasts years to lifelong)

How common it is:

Common

Types of

Atrial septal defects
Condition
Hole in the heart (ventricular septal defect)
Condition
Tetralogy of fallot
Condition
Patent foramen ovale
Condition
Patent ductus arteriosus
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Procedures

Ratings show how effective doctors think these procedures are at treating Congenital heart disease

Surgery

Heart transplant

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