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Congenital heart diseases come in many variations. The list of congenital malformations of the heart has now more than 2000 different diagnoses. In addition, congenital heart diseases often occur combined with other problems. However, even for difficult cases, many of the essential structures of the normal heart are often present, and the main task of the specialized cardio-vascular team is to identify the different parts of the puzzle, to understand which function they have been designed for by nature, and to re-organize or re-assemble them to a functioning organ which provides the body with adequate flow of blood sufficiently saturated with oxygen.

Although, significant progress has been made in the treatment of congenital heart diseases over the last fifty years, there are still a number of malformations lacking a correction with satisfactory long term outcome. In addition, timely recognition of up-coming problems in patients (children and adult) with cardiac malformations, can help to prevent irreversible damage. Hence, continued efforts are necessary for further improvement of prevention, diagnostic work-up, timely treatment, as well as short, and long term follow-up.

The Congenital Heart Foundation has been set-up by a group of volunteers dedicated to research and further improvement in care of patients with congenital heart disease. Join-us and support efforts towards normal heart.