Difference between revisions of "Congenital heart disease"
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*Fontan procedure cannot be done in a newborn as the pulmonary vascular bed resistance is too high.<ref name=pmid5089489/> | *Fontan procedure cannot be done in a newborn as the pulmonary vascular bed resistance is too high.<ref name=pmid5089489/> | ||
==Shunts - overview== | |||
Most shunts are a consequence of congenital heart disease, which is dealt with in the [[congenital heart disease]] article. They are only listed here briefly and grouped into ''left-to-right'' and ''right-to-left''. | |||
===Left-to-right=== | |||
Mnemonic ''the Ds'':<ref name=Ref_PBoD566>{{Ref PBoD|566}}</ref> | |||
*ASD = atrial septal defect. | |||
*VSD = ventricular septal defect. | |||
*AVSD = atrioventricular defect. | |||
*PDA = patent ductus arteriosus. | |||
Note: The word ''Left'' has four letters and there are four L->R shunts. | |||
===Right-to-left=== | |||
Mnemonic ''5 Ts'':<ref name=Ref_PBoD568>{{Ref PBoD|568}}</ref> | |||
*Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF), | |||
*Transposition of great arteries, | |||
*Truncus arteriosus, | |||
*Tricuspid valve atresia, | |||
*Total anomalous pulmonary venous return. | |||
Clinical: TOF is the classic cause of "blue babies". | |||
==Ventricular septal defect== | ==Ventricular septal defect== | ||