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Chd=conjestive heart disease?
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Not usually: Usually congenital heart disease. CHF is usually used for congestive heart failure.
Answered 6/10/2014
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NO: Chd: congential heart disease or coronary heart disease, depending on specialty and context.
Answered 4/5/2013
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Congenital heart dis: In babies, chd usually refers to congenital heart disease, a malformation of the heart or great vessels. Sometimes in our babies which were born very prematurely and required ventilated support and oxygen, chd can refer to congestive heart disease or congestive heart failure.
Answered 10/4/2016
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