Cardiac defects affect nearly 1% of newborns every year in the United States. There are numerous types of congenital heart disease, the most common being ventricular septal defects. They refer to a hole in the wall of the heart that separates the lower chambers of the heart and allows blood to pass from the left to the right side of the organ. This causes the heart to work harder, as the blood carrying oxygen is pumped back to the lungs instead of out into the body. The following are the other types of cardiac defects the newborns of women who were stationed at contaminated military bases while pregnant can have at birth:
- aortic valve stenosis
- coarctation of the aorta
- Ebstein’s anomaly
- patent ductus arteriosus
- pulmonary valve stenosis
- septal defects
- hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- tricuspid atresia
- tetralogy of Fallot
- total or partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection
- transposition of the great arteries
- truncus arteriosus
Usually, cardiac defects are diagnosed at birth or soon after. In the regrettable case your baby was born with a cardiac defect, you should know that you may be entitled to financial compensation, which our attorneys, who specialize in toxic exposure, can help you recover if you were stationed with your husband at a military base contaminated with PFAS. Similarly, if you were a female member of the military who served on a military base contaminated with PFAS while you were pregnant, you might also qualify for compensation. Regardless of the congenital heart disease your child has, we may be able to recover the maximum compensation available from all the liable parties on your behalf.
