At birth, doctors discovered Sebastian had a heart murmur. After being referred to a Pediatric Cardiologist it was determined this murmur was due to a congenital heart defect that would require surgery.

Nearly 1 in 100 babies are born with a heart defect in the United States each year. About 1 in 4 babies born with a heart defect has a critical CHD which will require treatment or other surgery within the first year of life.