Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common type of birth defect. CHDs affect nearly 1% of―or about 40,000―births per year in the United States.Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are the most common type of birth defect. CHDs affect nearly 1% of―or about 40,000―births per year in the United States.
The CDC estimates about 16,800 babies are born each year in the United States with a ventricular septal defect. In other words, about 1 in every 240 babies born in the United States each year are born with a ventricular septal defect.
As medical care and treatment have improved, babies and children with congenital heart defects (CHDs) are living longer and healthier lives. Most are now living into adulthood. Ongoing, appropriate medical care can help children and adults with a CHD live as healthy as possible.
Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare)
People with congenital heart defects can require a great deal of care, in many cases lifelong. The Adult Congential Heart Association published a fact sheet that describes how the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is benefiting persons and families affected by congenital heart defects.
Click here to learn more from the Adult Congential Heart Association about the ACA coverage insurance .
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2022). Congenital heart defects - facts about ventricular septal defect. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 1, 2022, from https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/heartdefects/ventricularseptaldefect.html#:~:text=
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