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Are Congenital Heart Disorders Hereditary In Children?

myy 53 y/o daughter just died. The coronoers report isn't in yet. but he said it was congenital, and her 2 childred need checked out, too.She hadn't even been sick nor had chest pain, was always very active. How could this be?? The coroner eeven said her heart was so bad, that surgery wouln't have even been an option. Her Father died allmost the same way May 17th 2008 at age 71..
Fri, 13 Mar 2015
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Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are a common birth defect. The CHD birth prevalence is 5 to 10 per 1000 live births.CHDs are gross structural abnormalities of the heart or intrathoracic vessels that are actually or potentially of functional significance.Though most present early in life , some can have a late presentation .
In the general population, about 1 percent of all children are born with congenital heart disease. However, the risk increases when either parent has congenital heart disease (CHD), or when another sibling was born with CHD.

Consider the following statistics:

If you have had one child with congenital heart disease, the chance that another child will be born with CHD ranges from 1.5 percent to 5 percent, depending on the type of CHD in the first child.
If you have had two children with CHD, then the risk increases to 5 percent to 10 percent to have another child with CHD.
If the mother has CHD, the risk for a child to be born with CHD ranges from 2.5 percent to 18 percent, with an average risk of 6.7 percent.
If the father has CHD, the risk for a child to be born with CHD ranges from 1.5 percent to 3 percent.
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Are Congenital Heart Disorders Hereditary In Children?

Congenital heart defects (CHDs) are a common birth defect. The CHD birth prevalence is 5 to 10 per 1000 live births.CHDs are gross structural abnormalities of the heart or intrathoracic vessels that are actually or potentially of functional significance.Though most present early in life , some can have a late presentation . In the general population, about 1 percent of all children are born with congenital heart disease. However, the risk increases when either parent has congenital heart disease (CHD), or when another sibling was born with CHD. Consider the following statistics: If you have had one child with congenital heart disease, the chance that another child will be born with CHD ranges from 1.5 percent to 5 percent, depending on the type of CHD in the first child. If you have had two children with CHD, then the risk increases to 5 percent to 10 percent to have another child with CHD. If the mother has CHD, the risk for a child to be born with CHD ranges from 2.5 percent to 18 percent, with an average risk of 6.7 percent. If the father has CHD, the risk for a child to be born with CHD ranges from 1.5 percent to 3 percent.