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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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Aortic Valve Stenosis

Aortic valve stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve that can stop blood from flowing properly out of the heart.

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Aortopulmonary Window

An aortopulmonary window is a hole between two of the major blood vessels in the heart.

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Arrhythmia

An arrhythmia is an abnormal rhythm of the heart, which can cause the heart to pump less effectively.

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Atrial Septal Defect

An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the heart wall that separates the top two chambers of the heart.

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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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Bacterial Endocarditis

Bacterial endocarditis is an infection of the lining of the heart.

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Barth Syndrome

Barth syndrome is metabolic disorder that affects the heart, muscles, immune system, and growth. It almost always occurs in boys.

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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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Cardiac CT

A cardiac CT (computed tomography) scan is a test that uses x-rays to create detailed images of your child's heart and blood vessels inside 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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Cardiovascular Genetic Testing

Cardiovascular genetic testing helps determine if a change in your child’s DNA explains the features of their heart anatomy or their risk for a cardiac condition seen in your family.

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Cardiovascular MRI

Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses radio waves, magnets and a computer to take pictures of your child’s heart.

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Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia

Catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) is an inherited cardiac condition that causes sudden rhythm disturbances in otherwise healthy children.

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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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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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Congenital Heart Defects

A congenital heart defect is a structural problem of the heart that develops during pregnancy.

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Coronary Artery Fistula

A coronary artery fistula is an abnormal connection between blood vessels in the heart.

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Cyanosis

Cyanosis is a bluish color in the skin, lips, and nail beds caused by too little oxygen in the blood.

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DORV

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

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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common and most severe type of muscular dystrophy.

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Ebstein's Anomaly

Ebstein’s anomaly is a rare heart defect that affects the tricuspid valve.

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Echocardiogram

An echocardiogram uses sound waves to see the heart's structures.

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Ectopia Cordis

Ectopia cordis happens when some or all of a baby’s heart doesn’t have the typical coverage of the breastbone.

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Edema

Edema refers to swelling in the body’s tissues caused by a buildup of fluid.

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Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a group of disorders that affect a person's connective tissue.

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Familial Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy is when a genetic form of dilated cardiomyopathy occurs in multiple members of a family.

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Familial Isolated Congenital Heart Disease

Familial isolated congenital heart disease is a congenital heart condition that is both familial and isolated.

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Familial Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm and Dissection

Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm and dissection (FTAAD) is a condition that affects the aorta.

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Fetal Cardiac Intervention

A fetal cardiac intervention (FCI) is a needle- and catheter-based procedure guided by an ultrasound image that can help improve some life-threatening heart problems in a fetus.

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Heart Failure

Heart failure in children occurs when a child’s heart is not working as well as it should.

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Heart Murmur

A heart murmur is a sound made by blood moving through the heart's chambers or valves.

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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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Heart's Electrical System

The heart’s electrical system provides the energy to help your child's heart pump blood.

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Hemitruncus

Hemitruncus is when one pulmonary artery branch arises from the ascending aorta just above the aortic sinuses, whereas the main pulmonary artery and the other pulmonary branch arise in their...

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Hypertension

Hypertension (high blood pressure) refers to how hard the blood is pushing against the walls of the artery through which it flows — not how quickly it flows.

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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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Kabuki Syndrome

Kabuki syndrome is a rare congenital disorder.

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Kawasaki Disease

Kawasaki disease is a childhood illness that causes inflammation of the blood vessels in many areas of the body.

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Loeys-Dietz Syndrome

Loeys-Dietz syndrome is a rare, genetic condition that affects the formation of a child’s connective tissue.

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Lung Transplant

If your child has severe end-stage lung disease that no longer responds to treatment, a lung transplant might be an option to give her a longer and healthier life.

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Lymphoscintigraphy

Lymphoscintigraphy is a noninvasive medical imaging test that can help your doctors diagnose problems related to the lymphatic system.

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Marfan Syndrome

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that causes the body's connective tissues to be weaker than they should be.

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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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Mitral Valve Stenosis

Mitral valve stenosis happens when the mitral valve is too narrow, causing blood to back up in the heart’s left atrium.

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Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy is a general name for a group of rare diseases that cause muscle weakness. It is caused by mutations in certain genes.

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Myocarditis and Pericarditis

Myocarditis and pericarditis are inflammatory conditions that affect the heart.

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Noonan Syndrome

Noonan syndrome is a genetic condition that can affect many different areas of the body and development.

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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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Peripheral Pulmonary Stenosis

Peripheral pulmonary stenosis is a narrowing in one or more of the branches of the pulmonary arteries.

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Pulmonary Atresia

Pulmonary atresia occurs when the pulmonary valve — normally located between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery — doesn’t form properly.

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Pulmonary Hypertension

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is abnormally high blood pressure that occurs in the arteries of the lungs (the pulmonary arteries).

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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 Valve Stenosis

Pulmonary valve stenosis is the term describing a narrowing in the opening of the pulmonary valve.

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Septal Defects

A septal defect is a hole in the septum, which is the muscle wall that separates the heart's left and right chambers.

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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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Syncope

Syncope is the medical term for fainting. It’s a temporary loss of consciousness that occurs when not enough blood goes to the brain.

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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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Treatment

Transesophageal Echocardiography

Transesophageal echocardiography uses a small ultrasound probe placed into a child’s esophagus to closely evaluate the heart and blood vessels within the chest.

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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 Atresia

In tricuspid atresia, the tricuspid valve — which is normally located between the right atrium and the right ventricle — is missing, as is the right ventricle.

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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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Tufted Angioma

Tufted angioma is a benign (non-cancerous) vascular tumor and mild variant of Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE).

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Twin Reversed Arterial Perfusion (TRAP)

Twin reversed arterial perfusion (TRAP) occurs in identical twin pregnancies when one twin has an absent or non-functioning heart and receives all of its blood from the normally functioning and...

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Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)

Twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a problem where one fetus — the donor twin — pumps blood to the other fetus — the recipient twin.

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Treatment

Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive procedure used to repair patent ductus arteriosus.

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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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