Statistics of Cardiac Disease in Children

American Heart Association Statistics of Cardiac Disease in Children

Thousands of infants born each year have congenital cardiovascular defects. Of those who have these defects,

* 4–10 percent have atrioventricular septal defect.
* 8–11 percent have coarctation of the aorta.
* 9–14 percent have tetralogy of Fallot.
* 10–11 percent have transposition of the great arteries.
* 14–16 percent have ventricular septal defects.
* 4–8 percent have hypoplastic left heart syndrome

Other children will develop acquired heart disease. This includes...

* Arrhythmias. The projected incidence estimate for supraventricular tachycardia alone is 1–4 per 1,000.
* Cardiomyopathies.
* Kawasaki disease.
* Rheumatic fever.
* Familial hypercholesterolemia will affect the future of an unknown but probably large number of children.
* Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) with its myocarditis.