Supporting exploration, research and innovation for congenital heart disease.
“However, I continue to try and I continue, indefatigably, to reach out. There’s no way I can single-handedly save the world or, perhaps, even make a perceptible difference – but how ashamed I would be to let a day pass without making one more effort.”
— Isaac Asimov
40,000+ CHILDREN AFFECTED PER YEAR
Congenital Heart Defects affect nearly 1% of―or about 40,000―births per year in the United States.
1 IN 4 WILL REQUIRE CRITICAL CARE
About 1 in 4 babies with a Congenital Heart Defect have a critical Congenital Heart Defect. Infants with critical Congenital Heart Defect generally need surgery or other procedures in their first year of life.
1,400,000+ AFFECTED
Congenital Heart Defects are a leading cause of birth defect-associated infant illness and death. 1.4 million adults in the United States are living with a congenital heart defect.
60 TIMES MORE PREVALENT THAN CHILDHOOD CANCERS
There is no question as to the devastation of childhood cancers. Twice as many children die from congenital heart defects each year- more than the entirety of all forms of childhood cancer combined. The unfortunate truth is that pediatric cancer research funding is five times higher than for children suffering from congenital heart disease.