Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Children’s Heart Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization that does not receive any government funding. The goal of the foundation is to fund the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects in children. It was founded in 1996 by Betsy Peterson, who recognized the need for an organization whose sole purpose is to fund this type of research after her 8-year-old son, Sam, died from multiple organ failure brought upon by a sudden heart related collapse.A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of a newborn. Most heart defects either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it or cause blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern, although other defects affecting heart rhythm such as long QT syndrome can also occur.[1] Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and congenital birth defects are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. [2]As of 2007, The Children’s Heart Foundation has joined forces with the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) and the Congenital Heart Information Network (CHIN) to form the National Congenital Heart Coalition.. }
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- Children's_Heart_Foundation abstract "The Children’s Heart Foundation is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization that does not receive any government funding. The goal of the foundation is to fund the most promising research to advance the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of congenital heart defects in children. It was founded in 1996 by Betsy Peterson, who recognized the need for an organization whose sole purpose is to fund this type of research after her 8-year-old son, Sam, died from multiple organ failure brought upon by a sudden heart related collapse.A congenital heart defect (CHD) is a defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels of a newborn. Most heart defects either obstruct blood flow in the heart or vessels near it or cause blood to flow through the heart in an abnormal pattern, although other defects affecting heart rhythm such as long QT syndrome can also occur.[1] Heart defects are among the most common birth defects and congenital birth defects are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths. [2]As of 2007, The Children’s Heart Foundation has joined forces with the Adult Congenital Heart Association (ACHA) and the Congenital Heart Information Network (CHIN) to form the National Congenital Heart Coalition.".