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If my baby has avsd what is the chance she has down's?

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

No: Most babies with a heart defect do not have down syndrome. Babies who have Down syndrome have a higher risk of having heart defects.

Answered 2/18/2015

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Other way around: About 1/3 of ds patients will have a heart defect including many with a vsd or other more complex defects. However, of all those with vsd the ds group is only a fraction of the larger number. Vsd's are relatively common & represent a failure in completion of the walls between the chambers that grow out from the side & knit together during fetal life. >1/2 will close on there own by a year of age.

Answered 9/14/2019

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