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Anomalous Aortic Origin of the Coronary Artery (AAOCA)

Anomalous aortic origin of the coronary artery (AAOCA) is a rare congenital heart condition.

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Anomalous Left Coronary Artery from the Pulmonary Artery (ALCAPA)

Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery (ALCAPA) is a congenital heart defect in which the left coronary artery arises abnormally from the pulmonary artery.

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Aortic Valve Disease

Aortic valve disease disrupts this intricate blood flow process, and can cause fatigue, shortness of breath, and potentially heart failure.

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Atrioventricular Canal Defect

An atrioventricular canal defect, or AV canal, is a combination of several closely associated heart problems that result in a large defect in the center of the heart.

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Treatment

Cardiac Catheterization Procedure

Cardiac catheterization is a specialized procedure in which a long, flexible tube — a catheter — is inserted into a vein or artery and guided into the heart.

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Cardiomyopathy

Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle characterized by an abnormally large, thick or stiff heart muscle.

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Chest Wall Deformities

Chest wall deformities are structural irregularities in which a child’s chest is either sunken or protruding.

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Coarctation of the Aorta

Coarctation of the aorta is a narrowing of the aorta, the main artery that delivers oxygen-rich (red) blood to the body.

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Treatment

Complex Biventricular Repair

Complex biventricular repair is an option for children with single ventricle heart defects to achieve two-ventricle circulation.

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DORV

Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) is a type of rare congenital heart condition.

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Treatment

Heart Transplant

A heart transplant is an operation that replaces a failing heart with a healthy heart from a deceased donor.

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Heart Tumor

A heart tumor, also known as a cardiac tumor, is a rare, abnormal growth that develops in the heart.

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Heterotaxy

Heterotaxy is a rare condition where many organs in the body can be formed abnormally, in the wrong position, or even missing.

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Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a spectrum of heart diseases in which the left-heart structures are underdeveloped.

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Treatment

Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery accelerates recovery by using small incisions to access and treat the heart.

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Mitral Valve Disease

Mitral valve disease disrupts the flow of oxygen-rich blood through those chambers and affects the rest of the body.

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Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Patent ductus arteriosus is a congenital heart condition where there is a persistent connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta.

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Pulmonary Valve Disease

Pulmonary valve disease narrows the pulmonary valve and affects the critical flow of blood to the lungs.

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Pulmonary Vein Stenosis

Pulmonary vein stenosis (PVS) is a rare condition in which the veins that carry blood from the lungs back to the heart are narrowed.

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Single Ventricle Defects

A single ventricle defect occurs when one of the two pumping chambers in the heart, called ventricles, isn’t large enough or strong enough to work correctly.

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Treatment

Single Ventricle Surgery

The goal of single ventricle surgeries is to enable one ventricle to do the work normally done by two ventricles.

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Condition

Tetralogy of Fallot

Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a serious congenital heart defect where the heart’s anatomy prevents enough oxygen-poor (blue) blood from flowing to the lungs to receive oxygen.

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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return

TAPVR occurs when the blood vessels that drain the lungs (pulmonary veins) are not connected normally to the heart.

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Transposition of the Great Arteries

Transposition of the great arteries (TGA) is when the “great” arteries, the aorta and the right ventricle, are reversed in their origins from the heart.

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Tricuspid Valve Disease

Tricuspid valve disease impedes the circulation process.

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Truncal Valve Disease

Truncal valve disease is when a child has only one main blood vessel attached to the heart, instead of two.

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Truncus Arteriosus

Truncus arteriosus is a heart defect in which a single artery instead of two (truncus arteriosus) carries blood from the heart.

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Vascular Ring

A vascular ring occurs when a child’s aorta — the body’s largest blood vessel — or its branches form abnormally.

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VSD

A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole in the wall that separates the lower right and left heart chambers (ventricles).

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