Congestive Heart Failure Blood flow through the body is a very synchronized process. It is vital that the flow of blood throughout the body remain constant. Although CHF is not always avoidable, managing the CAD risk factors may decrease the risk of development. Congenital Heart Disease Congenital heart disease represents structural abnormalities of the heart present at birth due to a developmental abnormality. Congenital defects are usually evident at birth, but may not appear until later in childhood or adult life.
Congenital defects can develop in any part of the heart.
Such abnormalities can occur to heart valves, the muscle comprising the walls between the various heart chambers, and to the nervous system of the heart. The cause is largely unknown. Some defects correct themselves during the early years of development. Others pose no statistically significant threat to one's health and well-being. While others may require surgery to correct.