One of the largest international genetic studies of congenital heart disease (CHD) highlights the significance, in particular forms of the disease, of spontaneous gene mutations not inherited from ...

A congenital heart defect (CHD) occurs when the heart or its blood vessels don't develop in a fetus properly before birth. This defect usually starts to develop early in pregnancy. There are many ...

Congenital heart defects (abnormalities of the heart that are present at birth) are the most common type of birth defect and, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...