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Congenital heart disease is the most common birth defect in the United States. It includes any type of heart abnormality present at birth and can affect the:
Doctors often identify heart defects before birth or during infancy and childhood. Pediatric patients receive treatment and ongoing follow-up care and observation. But it's possible for a congenital heart defect to go unnoticed until adolescence or adulthood.
Most common Congenital Heart defects affecting adults: