Congenital Cardiology Glossary

Progressive elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance due to structural changes in pulmonary arteries, often resulting...

A hemodynamic measurement quantifying the resistance to blood flow through the pulmonary circulation, crucial for surgic...

Narrowing of one or more pulmonary veins, causing obstruction of blood flow from the lungs to the left atrium.

The junction where pulmonary veins meet before connecting to the systemic circulation in certain congenital anomalies.

A hemodynamic measurement comparing pulmonary to systemic blood flow, expressed as the ratio of pulmonary flow (Qp) to s...

A surgical procedure used to repair complex congenital heart defects involving ventricular septal defects and outflow tr...

A surgical technique that uses the patient's own pulmonary valve to replace a diseased aortic valve.

A surgical technique used in the Norwood procedure where a right ventricle-to-pulmonary artery conduit is created instea...

A rare form of partial anomalous pulmonary venous return where the right pulmonary veins drain into the inferior vena ca...

A rare congenital heart syndrome consisting of multiple left-sided obstructive lesions affecting the mitral valve, left...

A group of complex congenital heart defects where only one ventricle is capable of supporting circulation to both the bo...

Sequential surgical procedures performed over months to years to achieve optimal circulation in complex single ventricle...

A multi-step surgical approach used to treat complex congenital heart defects through sequential procedures.

Obstruction of left ventricular outflow below the aortic valve, typically caused by a membrane or muscular ridge.

A form of congenital aortic stenosis characterized by narrowing of the ascending aorta above the level of the aortic val...

A surgically created pathway directing systemic venous return to the pulmonary circulation in atrial switch operations.

Deoxygenated blood returning to the heart from the body's tissues via the superior and inferior vena cavae.

A surgical connection that diverts oxygenated blood from the systemic circulation to the pulmonary arteries to increase...

Acute episodes of severe cyanosis and distress in patients with tetralogy of Fallot, caused by dynamic right ventricular...

A complex congenital heart defect comprising four anatomical abnormalities that commonly appear together.

A congenital heart defect where all pulmonary veins connect abnormally to the systemic venous circulation instead of the...

A congenital heart defect where the two main arteries leaving the heart are switched, disrupting normal blood circulatio...

A congenital heart defect characterized by the absence or imperforate development of the tricuspid valve, preventing dir...

A rare congenital heart defect where a single vessel arises from the heart and serves as the aorta, pulmonary artery, an...