Are congenital heart defects the same as heart birth defects?

Congenital heart defects are the same as heart birth defects. Both are terms for problems in the heart that occur from the time the baby is growing in the womb. The term congenital simply means that it already existed at birth.

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Congenital heart defects are the same as heart birth defects. Both are terms for problems in the heart that occur from the time the baby is growing in the womb. The term congenital simply means that it already existed at birth. More
Dr. Diana Blythe of Pediatric Associates answered:

Congenital heart defects are the same thing as heart birth defects. Congenital is just another way of saying that a person was born with it.
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Congenital heart defects are the same thing as heart birth defects. Congenital is just another way of saying that a person was born with it. More