Facts and Statistics
Conquering CHD actively collaborates with partners across the clinical and public health landscapes to answer questions about congenital heart disease. The facts and statistics included below are provided for patients, families and the general public.
♥ 1 in 100 newborns are born with CHD
♥ 25% of children born with CHD need heart surgery or other interventions in the first year of life to survive
♥ There is no cure. CHD is a lifelong disease requiring ongoing specialized care
♥ Fewer than 10% of adults with CHD are receiving recommended care
♥ #1 cause of birth defect-related deaths
♥ Costs for hospitalizations related to congenital heart disease were more than $6 billion in 2013
♥ CHDs are 50 times more common than childhood cancer
♥ Most causes of CHDs are unknown. Only 15-20% of all CHDs are related to known genetic conditions
♥ Over 85% of babies born with a CHD now live to at least age 18
♥ CHDs can have lifelong neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive effects
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Conquering CHD Stories
Clark Ostrom
Clark Ostrom was born in 2015 at just 36 weeks. His mom, Carissa Ostrom, said they had no idea he had a bicuspid Aortic Valve and Aortic Stenosi heart defect. He went through his first procedure and balloon valvuloplasty (a cath procedure where they take a balloon and rip open the valve). Carissa then connected...
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