Pediatric Cardiology Glossary

Congenital condition involving abnormal arrangement of thoracic and abdominal organs, often associated with complex card...

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome; a severe congenital heart defect where the left side of the heart is critically underde...

Spectrum of left heart underdevelopment including but not limited to classic HLHS.

Pharmacological assistance to improve cardiac contractility in pediatric patients with heart failure or after cardiac su...

A critical congenital heart defect where there is complete discontinuity of the aortic arch.

Time interval between staged surgical procedures in single ventricle palliation sequence.

A surgically created partition within the heart used to redirect blood flow in complex congenital heart repairs.

Alternative term for the arterial switch operation, named after Brazilian surgeon Adib Jatene.

An acute systemic vasculitis of childhood that can cause coronary artery aneurysms and requires cardiac monitoring.

Left ventricular outflow tract, the pathway through which blood exits the left ventricle toward the systemic circulation...

Major aortopulmonary collateral arteries that develop abnormally to supply blood to the lungs in certain congenital hear...

Abnormal development of the mitral valve apparatus resulting in structural malformation and functional impairment.

An atrial switch procedure using a pericardial baffle to redirect venous return in patients with transposition of the gr...

Techniques used during cardiac surgery to preserve heart muscle function, including cardioplegia and hypothermia.

The reconstructed aortic root following arterial switch operation, formed from the former pulmonary root.

The first-stage surgical palliation for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, reconstructing the aorta and creating controlle...

The difference in oxygen saturation between different cardiac chambers or vessels, used to detect intracardiac shunts.

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return - congenital condition where some pulmonary veins drain abnormally.

Surgical technique for repairing aortic coarctation using a patch to widen the narrowed segment without tension.

Patent ductus arteriosus; a persistent connection between the aorta and pulmonary artery that normally closes after birt...

A rare complication of Fontan circulation involving formation of thick, rubbery casts that obstruct the airways.

A serious complication of Fontan circulation characterized by excessive loss of proteins through the gastrointestinal tr...

A palliative surgical procedure that places a constricting band around the main pulmonary artery to limit excessive pulm...

Narrowing of the pulmonary valve that obstructs blood flow from the right ventricle to the pulmonary arteries.