article_snippet: Congenital heart defects are problems with the heart's structure that are present at birth.
article_snippet: Congenital heart defects change the normal flow of blood through the heart.
article_snippet: Children who have simple congenital heart defects can survive to adulthood.
article_snippet: Children who have simple congenital heart defects can live normal, active lives because Children who have simple congenital heart defects heart defects close on Children who have simple congenital heart defects own or have been repaired.