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Team Dan's Army CHD Aware
Congenital Heart Defect Awareness



Through technology and awareness doctors have came along way.

UPDATE: 10-14-94 WARRIOR 05-11-18

Dan WAS a trained soldier for 23 1/2 years and was always been known as General Dan!!! We are still looking for help getting the word out about CHD, Congenital Heart Defects. Dan was born with no left ventricle (a half of a heart) also known as Hypo-Plastic Left Heart Syndrome in 1994. His many battles include 4 open heart surg

eries, 2 closed heart surgeries and more procedures then you could imagine. Dan had gone to battle several times with PLE, Protein Losing Enteropathy, and did an awesome job at defending it. PLE is a rare side effect of one of his open heart surgeries that has no known cure as of today. He has tried several methods that his Army researched and continues to help develop new treatments. When Dan was born in 1994 the treatment for his condition was still very new in the medical world and most of the babies born died before 7 days old. We are still trying to get awareness out to help treat and hopefully one day prevent as many CHD births as possible! CHD Facts
• Congenital Heart Defects are the #1 birth defect worldwide
• Congenital Heart Defects are the #1 cause of birth defect related deaths worldwide
• About 1 out of every 100 babies are born each year with some type of Congenital Heart Defect in the United States (approx. 40,000/year)
• Nearly twice as many children die from Congenital Heart Defects in the United States each year as from all forms of childhood cancers combined, yet funding for pediatric cancer research is five times higher than funding for Congenital Heart Defects
• Each year worldwide 100,000 babies (under one year old) will not live to celebrate their first birthday
• Each year in the United States approximately 4,000 babies (under one year old) will not live to celebrate their first birthday
• The cost for inpatient surgery to repair Congenital Heart Defects exceeds $2.2 billion a year
• Of every dollar the government spends on medical funding only a fraction of a penny is directed toward Congenital Heart Defect research
• The American Heart Association directs only $0.30 of every dollar donated toward research. The remainder goes toward administration, education and fundraising efforts. Of the $0.30 that goes toward research only $0.01 goes toward pediatric cardiology for CHD
• Though research is ongoing, at least 35 defects have now been identified
• Although some babies will be diagnosed during gestation or at birth, sometimes the diagnosis is not made until days, weeks, months, or even years after. In some cases, CHD is not detected until adolescence or adulthood
• It is a proven fact that the earlier CHD is detected and treated, it is more likely the affected child will survive and have less long term health complications

Support Pulse Oximetry Advocacy

Find out more about the pulse oximetry screening for CHD and contact legislation to have the pulse ox added to the uniform newborn panel. "Http://www.itsmyheart.org/chd-information/chd-facts/." Web.

02/09/2026

Surgical techniques and procedures have come a long way for babies born with congenital heart defects - America's most common birth defect - and it's all tha...

This was the largest even that we can participated in that we were able to use the to help spread so much !! Thank yo...
02/09/2026

This was the largest even that we can participated in that we were able to use the to help spread so much !! Thank you everyone then and now for your help, helping so many new parents and doctors learn so much!

02/07/2026
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10/05/2025

Check out Houston Congenital Heart Walk LIVE streams on TikTok! Watch, follow, and discover the latest content from Houston Congenital Heart Walk.

10/03/2025

Placing Children at the Heart of Research

10/03/2025

It is our mission to advance the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of congenital heart defects by funding the most promising research. 🔬✨💞

09/11/2025

Hear from , and families, about the impact of at the Congenital Heart Walk. ❤ Join us in our to hear mission updates, research remarks, our Moment of Silence, and more on Walk day.

Houston Congenital Heart Walk 2025 is coming up fast! We need any donations for our team. Team Dan's Army is donating an...
09/11/2025

Houston Congenital Heart Walk 2025 is coming up fast! We need any donations for our team. Team Dan's Army is donating and handing out Water Bottles the day of the walk and some other surprises!

Please help if you can, if you donate $100, they give you a free souvenir shirt.

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