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ADULTS AND PARENTS Heart Conditions Common Defects Some of the more often seen defects Acyanotic Defects • patent ductus arteriosus • coarctation of the aorta • ventricular septal defect • atrial septal defect Cyanotic Defects • transposition of the great arteries • tetralogy of fallots Congenital Heart Defects • present from Birth Incidence 8 /1000 live births. During the first year of life 25% of infants with a congenital heart defect will die if they do not receive treatment. The following information sheets can be downloaded. They are all PDF documents (see below). Aortic Stenosis (1.5Mb) Atrial Septal Defect (1.6Mb) Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect (1.1 Mb) Partial Atrioventricular Septal Defect (1.2 Mb) Coarctation of the Aorta (8.3 Mb) Coarctation of the Aorta in Neonates (7.3 Mb) Interrupted Aortic Arch (7.9 Mb) Pulmonary Artesia with Ventricular Septal Defect (1.8 Mb) Pulmonary Artesia with Ventricular Septum (1.8 Mb) Patent Ductus Arteriosus (1.6 Mb) Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in Adults (1.0 Mb) Pulmonary Stenosis (1.4 Mb) Subaortic Stenosis (1.9 Mb) Tetralogy of Fallot (1.6 Mb) Transposition of the Great Arteries (1.6 Mb) Ventricular Septal Defect (large) (1.4 Mb) You may need some additional software to view the PDF files. Please click for a free download of Acrobat Reader 9.
Common Defects Some of the more often seen defects
Acyanotic Defects • patent ductus arteriosus • coarctation of the aorta • ventricular septal defect • atrial septal defect
Cyanotic Defects • transposition of the great arteries • tetralogy of fallots
Incidence 8 /1000 live births. During the first year of life 25% of infants with a congenital heart defect will die if they do not receive treatment.
The following information sheets can be downloaded. They are all PDF documents (see below).
Aortic Stenosis (1.5Mb)
Atrial Septal Defect (1.6Mb)
Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect (1.1 Mb)
Partial Atrioventricular Septal Defect (1.2 Mb)
Coarctation of the Aorta (8.3 Mb)
Coarctation of the Aorta in Neonates (7.3 Mb)
Interrupted Aortic Arch (7.9 Mb)
Pulmonary Artesia with Ventricular Septal Defect (1.8 Mb)
Pulmonary Artesia with Ventricular Septum (1.8 Mb)
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (1.6 Mb)
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in Adults (1.0 Mb)
Pulmonary Stenosis (1.4 Mb)
Subaortic Stenosis (1.9 Mb)
Tetralogy of Fallot (1.6 Mb)
Transposition of the Great Arteries (1.6 Mb)
Ventricular Septal Defect (large) (1.4 Mb)
You may need some additional software to view the PDF files.
Please click for a free download of Acrobat Reader 9.
The following information sheets can be downloaded. They are all PDF documents (see below).
Please click for a free download of Acrobat Reader 9.
