Common types of congenital heart defects
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Common types of congenital heart defects
The most common congenital heart defects are:
- An abnormal opening in a wall that separates the parts of the heart (ventricular septal defect
or atrial septal defect). - Narrowing of a blood vessel or a heart valve in or near the heart (coarctation of the aorta, pulmonary valve stenosis, or aortic valve stenosis).
- Abnormal positioning of the major blood vessels that connect to the baby's heart (transposition of the great vessels, tetralogy of Fallot, total anomalous pulmonary venous return, or truncus arteriosus).
- Problems with the heart valves (mitral or tricuspid insufficiency).
- A blood vessel that remains open after birth (patent ductus arteriosus ).
- Underdevelopment of the left side of the heart (hypoplastic left heart syndrome).
Credits
| Author | Robin Parks, MS |
| Editor | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS |
| Associate Editor | Pat Truman, MATC |
| Primary Medical Reviewer | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics |
| Specialist Medical Reviewer | Larry A. Latson, MD - Pediatric Cardiology |
| Last Updated | October 25, 2007 |
| Last updated: | October 25, 2007 |
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Larry A. Latson, MD - Pediatric Cardiology |
| Editors: | Kathleen M. Ariss, MS, Pat Truman, MATC |
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