Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
An Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) is a hole in the wall between the two upper chambers of the heart. An ASD allows freshly oxygenated blood to flow from the left upper chamber of the heart (left atrium) into t...
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Congenital heart defects arise when an infant’s heart fails to form properly in the womb. Defects can occur in the formation of the chambers of the heart or in the valves that facilitate blood flow as the hear...
Read more about Heart Defect.Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot affects the blood flow in the heart and is made up of four different heart defects:
VSD
Pulmonary stenosis: A narrowing of the pulmonary valve and main pulmonary artery.
The ...
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