Uploaded May 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago

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Washington University Physicians at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital team up to explain our continuum of care for congenital heart disease. Congenital heart disease is a defect of the heart present at birth. An ultrasound around the 20-week point of a pregnancy is typically recommended to check for any critical heart defects. Around 90% of babies born with a congenital heart defect make it to adulthood. Since congenital heart disease is a lifelong diagnosis, patients must receive ongoing care from birth and childhood through adolescence and into their adult years.

To learn more about congenital heart disease care at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, visit: barnesjewish.org/Medical-Services/Heart-Vascular/Congenital-Heart-Disease-in-Adults.

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