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Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week

Posted at 1:21 PM, Feb 13, 2018
and last updated 2018-02-16 00:10:58-05

Nearly 40,000 infants in the United States are born with congenital heart defects each year, meaning that CHDs are as common as autism and about 25 times more common than cystic fibrosis. #HeartMonth #1in100

Carrie Sharp is joined by Misty Sharpe of the Adult Congenital Heart Association, and Vanderbilt Cardiologist Dr. Munoz to have a discussion about how CHD has affected their lives, and the lives around them.