Facts about childhood heart disease

• Is the most common birth abnormality affecting 1 in every 100 babies
• 6 babies each day are born with a heart condition
• Heart Disease is the greatest killer of children under 5
• Takes more lives than all other childhood diseases - twice that of cancer
• HeartKids fill approx half the beds in all major children's hospitals

The following stories are just a small selection of the many thousands affected by Childhood Heart Disease