Defect, present at birth, in the structure of the heart or the great vessels near the heart.
1The final outcome of the congenital heart defect surgery was satisfactory in each case.
2A congenital heart defect is the most common birth defect.
3In particular, congenital heart defect, mainly atrioventricular canal, has been described in a few cases.
4In four patients the presence of a congenital heart defect (CHD) was observed.
5In each case the pericardial defect was discovered intraoperatively during surgery for congenital heart defect.
6Atrial septal defect is a common congenital heart defect.
7I WAS born in 1976 with a congenital heart defect (CHD).
8The doctors attending the case pinpointed a congenital heart defect-somethingabout a thin atrial wall-thathad gone undetected.
9Doctors said Layla had suffered from a congenital heart defect that, one suggested, might have caused her death.
10She had a congenital heart defect.
11Hypoplastic left heart is a severe human congenital heart defect characterized by left ventricular hypoplasiawith aortic and mitral valve atresia.
12She highlighted the case of Myka, a girl with a congenital heart defect and whose health insurance is guaranteed by Obamacare.
13Silence fell in the room as the ultrasound revealed a congenital heart defect called hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS).
14Objective: Several patients with trisomy 21 developed the Eisenmenger syndrome (ES) because the underlying congenital heart defect was not corrected.
15Background: Ebstein anomaly is a rare and heterogeneous congenital heart defect affecting the tricuspid valve and right ventricular (RV) myocardium.
16It has been revealed in court documents that their previous child died from a congenital heart defect a few days after birth.