Touch a Child's Heart
Did you know?
- There are more than 40 different types of congenital heart defects.
- 91,000 lives are lost each year in this country due to CHDs.
- In the US, a child is born with a CHD every 15 minutes.
- More than 50% of all children born with congenital heart defect will require at least one invasive surgery in their lifetime.
- Of every dollar the government spends on medical funding only a fraction of a penny is directed toward CHD research.
- Only one penny of every dollar donated to the American Heart Association goes towards CHD research.
-The Children's Heart Foundation has directed $3.6 million to 37 CHDresearch projects at leading research centers. Congenital heart defectsare the leading cause of all infant deaths in the US.
- The Children's Heart Foundation is the only organization that was created to exclusively fund CHD research.
DonateNOW ! To fund promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatmentand prevention of congenital heart defects via the Children's HeartFoundation.
- There are more than 40 different types of congenital heart defects.
- 91,000 lives are lost each year in this country due to CHDs.
- In the US, a child is born with a CHD every 15 minutes.
- More than 50% of all children born with congenital heart defect will require at least one invasive surgery in their lifetime.
- Of every dollar the government spends on medical funding only a fraction of a penny is directed toward CHD research.
- Only one penny of every dollar donated to the American Heart Association goes towards CHD research.
-The Children's Heart Foundation has directed $3.6 million to 37 CHDresearch projects at leading research centers. Congenital heart defectsare the leading cause of all infant deaths in the US.
- The Children's Heart Foundation is the only organization that was created to exclusively fund CHD research.
DonateNOW ! To fund promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatmentand prevention of congenital heart defects via the Children's HeartFoundation.
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