Pediatric Cardiology Glossary

The resistance to blood flow through the pulmonary circulation, measured to assess operability in congenital heart disea...

The ratio of pulmonary blood flow to systemic blood flow, used to quantify left-to-right shunting in congenital heart di...

An emergency catheter-based procedure to create or enlarge an atrial septal defect in newborns with certain cyanotic hea...

A surgical procedure to repair truncus arteriosus using a conduit to establish continuity between the right ventricle an...

Surgical procedure that replaces the aortic valve with the patient's own pulmonary valve, with a conduit then placed fro...

Right ventricular outflow tract, the pathway through which blood exits the right ventricle toward the pulmonary arteries...

Right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit used in Norwood stage 1 as alternative to BT shunt.

Atrial switch procedure for transposition using autologous tissue to redirect venous return.

A cardiac condition where only one functional ventricle is present, requiring staged surgical palliation.

Physical growth and development parameters closely monitored in children with congenital heart disease.

Sequential surgical approach for complex congenital heart disease requiring multiple operations.

Obstruction of left ventricular outflow occurring below the aortic valve, commonly due to fibrous membrane or muscular r...

Right ventricle functioning as the systemic pumping chamber, typically after atrial switch operations.

Surgically created pathway that redirects systemic venous return in certain congenital heart operations.

Impaired function of the ventricle that pumps blood to the systemic circulation, particularly relevant in congenital hea...

Surgical connection between the systemic and pulmonary circulations to increase pulmonary blood flow in cyanotic heart d...

Abnormal vascular connections that develop between systemic arteries and pulmonary circulation, typically in patients wi...

Surgical connection between systemic and pulmonary circulations to increase pulmonary blood flow in cyanotic congenital...

A complex congenital heart defect comprising four anatomical abnormalities that restrict blood flow to the lungs.

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

A minimally invasive procedure using implantable devices delivered via cardiac catheterization to close septal defects o...

A cyanotic congenital heart defect where the positions of the pulmonary artery and aorta are switched.

A congenital heart defect characterized by the absence or imperforate nature of the tricuspid valve.

A congenital heart defect where a single large vessel arises from the heart instead of separate aorta and pulmonary arte...