congenital heart defect

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Has Anyone Ever Had A Pulmonary Artery Band?

AbsentStare @AbsentStare (179) • Australia 25 Jun 07

When my eldest son was a baby, he had a pa band put in place, to restrict the blood flow, because of hid vsds(holes in his heart). I am interested to hear from any adults who have had this done, or perhaps parents of older...

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Did you know February 14th is Heart Defect Awareness day????

mytwo_daughters @mytwo_daughters (2663) • United States 7 Jan 07

Do you know what that is? 1 in 100 children die of congenital heart defects. Funding for pediatric aids and cancel is double than that of chds, yet, more children die of heart defects? Do I sound like I'm harping? I am on a...

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