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TGA, ASD, PDA, ps

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  • large Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) [septum=wall between the chambers of the heart, atriums=top chambers of the heart] – holes in the inner walls of the heart allowing extra blood flow between the two upper chambers of the heart (atria).
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) [patent=open, ductus=duct, arteriosus=artery] – an extra passageway between the pulmonary artery (carrying oxygen-poor blood from the heart to the lungs) and the aorta (carrying oxygen-rich blood from the heart to the body).  The ductus arteriosus is open in a fetus.  This allows extra bloodflow in the forming baby while it’s getting oxygen from Mom instead of its own lungs.  The PDA normally closes around 10 days after birth.
  • Pulmonary  Stenosis [pulmonary=having to do with the lungs, stenosis=narrowing of a passage] – a narrowing of the pulmonary artery (which carries blood from the heart to the lungs) at or near the pulmonary valve.
  • Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) [transposition=switch the order, great arteries=the aorta & the pulmonary artery] – the positions of the great vessels are switched so that the aorta (which carries oxygen-rich blood to the body) is closer to the oxygen-poor blood AND the pulmonary artery (which carries oxygen-poor blood to the lungs) is closer to the oxygen-rich blood.  It is usually accompanied by a hole in the wall between the ventricles (ventricular septal defect or VSD).
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Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy

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Heart defect: left ventricle Non-Compaction Cardiomyopathy – Instead of growing together properly during fetal development, the muscle fibers of the left ventricle remain stringy and separated.

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DORV, TGA, VSD, ps, cAV

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Heart image: DORV – double outlet right ventricle, TGA – transposition of the great arteries, cAV – common atrioventricular valve, ps – pulmonary stenosis

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