Congenital Cardiology Glossary

A surgical anastomosis connecting the systemic venous return directly to the pulmonary arteries, bypassing the ventricle...

A synthetic conduit connecting the ascending aorta to the main pulmonary artery to increase pulmonary blood flow.

Enlarged fingertips and nails resulting from chronic hypoxemia in congenital heart disease.

A congenital narrowing of the aorta that obstructs blood flow and can cause hypertension and heart failure.

An artificial tube or biological graft used to create blood flow connections in cardiac surgery.

Narrowing of an artificial tube or vessel used to connect different cardiac chambers or vessels, requiring intervention...

Category of heart defects causing reduced oxygen saturation and blue discoloration.

A category of congenital heart defects that result in decreased oxygen levels in the blood, causing bluish discoloration...

A surgical technique connecting the pulmonary artery to the ascending aorta to create a single outflow tract.

Describing blood or a patient with reduced oxygen saturation, typically below normal physiological levels.

Structural proteins maintaining cell-to-cell connections in cardiac muscle tissue.

A congenital condition where the heart is positioned on the right side of the chest rather than the left.

A genetic disorder caused by 22q11.2 deletion, commonly associated with conotruncal heart defects, thymic hypoplasia, an...

Acronym for Double Outlet Right Ventricle, a complex congenital heart defect where both great arteries arise from the ri...

A congenital heart defect where both the aorta and pulmonary artery arise primarily from the right ventricle.

Describing congenital heart lesions where systemic or pulmonary blood flow critically depends on patency of the ductus a...

A congenital heart defect characterized by abnormal development and displacement of the tricuspid valve leaflets into th...

A condition where pulmonary vascular disease develops from untreated left-to-right shunts, eventually reversing the dire...

A form of cardiopulmonary bypass providing temporary cardiac and respiratory support for critically ill patients with se...

Completion of Fontan circulation with a small opening left in the baffle to allow right-to-left shunting.

Fontan operation with intentional small opening to decompress systemic venous system.

A small, intentionally created hole or opening in a surgical repair, particularly in Fontan procedures to decompress the...

A surgically created circulation pattern for single-ventricle heart defects where venous return flows directly to the lu...

A surgical connection between the superior vena cava and pulmonary artery, used as a staging procedure for single ventri...