Congenital heart disease (CHD), or a congenital heart defect, is a heart abnormality present at birth. CHD can affect:

• the heart walls
• the heart valves
• the blood vessels

CHD is the most common type of birth defect and it causes more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defects.

Heart disease, also called Heart and blood vessel disease, describes a range of conditions that affect your heart. There are many diseases that are categorized as heart disease, including coronary artery disease, arrhythmias (heart rhythm problems, and congenital heart defects (heart defects you are born with), among many others.
According to the World Health Organization and the CDC, Heart Disease is the leading cause of death in the US, UK, Canada and Australia¹. Currently, 26.6 million US adults (11.3% of the adult population) is diagnosed with Heart Disease. 23.5% of all deaths in the US today are caused by heart disease².

High blood pressure, or hypertension, occurs when your blood pressure increases to unhealthy levels. Your blood pressure measurement considers how quickly blood is passing through your veins and the amount of resistance the blood meets while it’s pumping. Click here to learn more about Hypertension.

Hypertension is very common. According to the CDC, In 2016, 75 million Americans (29%) are living with the condition.

It is very important to monitor and control your high blood pressure. Click here to learn ways to prevent and control hypertension.