{"id":12605,"date":"2013-04-04T06:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T00:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cardiophile.com\/?p=12605"},"modified":"2024-02-12T20:21:10","modified_gmt":"2024-02-12T14:51:10","slug":"how-frequent-is-congenital-heart-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/johnsonfrancis.org\/general\/how-frequent-is-congenital-heart-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"How frequent is congenital heart disease?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #008000;\">How frequent is congenital heart disease?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Approximate occurrence of birth defects of the heart known as congenital heart disease is 8 per thousand live births. Congenital heart malformations are much more common in still births and abortions. One form of congenital heart disease known as patent ductus arteriosus is more common in premature babies and as the prematurity increases, the occurrence also increases. Certain disorders of chromosomes like Down syndrome also increase the chance of associated congenital heart disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How frequent is congenital heart disease? Approximate occurrence of birth defects of the heart known as congenital heart disease is 8 per thousand live births. Congenital heart malformations are much more common in still births and abortions. 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