A hole in your heart is most often caused when the heart is formed inside the fetus in utero. Variuos causes including maternal infections,diabetes,medication and vitamin deficiency have been described.
Generally it's between the ventricles. The septum (division between the ventricles) is incomplete in fetuses; sometimes it fails to close properly, and this is usually what's meant when people talk...
all babies have a PFO (patent foramen ovale) it usually closes up quickly after birth, if it does not it needs to be surgically repaired. if its a small hole (pfo) it won't do much damage but if its...
Enlarged heart (cardiomegaly) isn't a disease, but rather a symptom of another condition. You may develop an enlarged heart temporarily because of a stress on your body, such as pregnancy, or because...