Basic Summary for Congenital heart defects

Main name of condition: Congenital heart defects
Other names or spellings: CHD

What is Congenital heart defects?
  Brief description of Congenital heart defects: Heart defects that a baby is born with.
  Parent types of Congenital heart defects: Congenital malformations, Heart conditions
  Organs Affected by Congenital heart defects: heart
  Types of Congenital heart defects: Blue baby, Patent ductus arteriosus

How many people get Congenital heart defects?
  Prevalance of Congenital heart defects: 1 million (NHLBI)
  Prevalance Rate of Congenital heart defects: approx 1 in 272 or 0.37% or 1 million people in USA [about data]
  Incidence (annual) of Congenital heart defects: about 1 in 120 babies
  Incidence Rate of Congenital heart defects: approx 1 in 120 or 0.83% or 2.3 million people in USA [about data]

How serious is Congenital heart defects?
Deaths for Congenital heart defects: 3,551 deaths (NHLBI 1999)

What causes Congenital heart defects?
Class of Condition for Congenital heart defects: congen.defect
Causes of Congenital heart defects: see causes of Congenital heart defects

What are the symptoms of Congenital heart defects?
Symptoms of Congenital heart defects: see symptoms of Congenital heart defects

How is it treated?
Treatments for Congenital heart defects: see treatments for Congenital heart defects
Research for Congenital heart defects: see research for Congenital heart defects

Society issues for Congenital heart defects
Hospitalizations for Congenital heart defects: 38,000 (NHLBI 1999)
Hospitalization statistics for Congenital heart defects: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Congenital heart defects:

0.014% (1,775) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
70% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
64% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
36% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
19% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9.3 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.019% (10,092) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connected tissue in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.047% (5,493) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
79% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
17 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of cardiac septa were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.047% (24,579) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of cardiac septa in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.007% (928) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
79% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
51% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
49% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
15% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6.2 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
17% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.008% (4,033) of hospital bed days were for congenital alformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valve in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.01% (1,312) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
79% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
59% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
13% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
8.8 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
16 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.015% (7,483) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valves in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.009% (1,193) of hospital consultant episodes were for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
83% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
46% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
26% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.6 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
12 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10% of hospital consultant episodes for other congenital malformations of heart were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.009% (4,713) of hospital bed days were for other congenital malformations of heart in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.026% (3,270) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
76% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
53% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
47% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
16% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
5.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
11% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
1% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
3% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great arteries were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.026% (13,796) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of great arteries in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.003% (370) of hospital consultant episodes were for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
60% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
62% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
38% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
24% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
10.4 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
6 was the mean age of patients hospitalised for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
7% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins occurred in 15-59 year olds in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins occurred in people over 75 in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
4% of hospital consultant episodes for congenital malformations of great veins were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.004% (2,111) of hospital bed days were for congenital malformations of great veins in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)

Physician office visits for Congenital heart defects: 375,000 (NHLBI 1999)

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