Introduction

Question 1

What do CHDs affect?

Answer 1

CHDs affect how blood flows through the heart and out to the rest of the body

Question 2

What does congenital mean?

Answer 2

Congenital means present at birth

Question 3

What does CHD stand for?

Answer 3

Congenital Heart Defect

Question 4

Heart defects can _____ from _____ (e.g. _____) to _____ (e.g. _____)

Answer 4

Heart defects can vary from mild (e.g. a small hole in the heart) to severe (e.g. missing parts of the heart)

Question 5

What do infants with critical CHDs need?

Answer 5

Infants with critical CHDs need surgeries or other procedures soon after birth or in the first year of life.