Causes of Congenital Heart Defects:
According to the American Heart Association, there are 4 causes to Congenital Heart Defects:
1. Genetic
A person with Congenital Heart Defects, is likely to have other health conditions. A person with this condition is 50% likely to also have the condition.
2. Single gene
Occasionally a single gene can be the cause of Congenital Heart Defects.
3. Environmental exposure
Sometimes a mother may expose her fetus to infection or drugs. This does not change the prevalence in this person's child.
4. Unknown
We do not know the cause of most heart defects.
1. Genetic
A person with Congenital Heart Defects, is likely to have other health conditions. A person with this condition is 50% likely to also have the condition.
2. Single gene
Occasionally a single gene can be the cause of Congenital Heart Defects.
3. Environmental exposure
Sometimes a mother may expose her fetus to infection or drugs. This does not change the prevalence in this person's child.
4. Unknown
We do not know the cause of most heart defects.