Congenital heart disease congenital heart disease anatomy

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Priyamvada Singh, M.B.B.S. [2]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [3]

Overview[edit | edit source]

Congenital heart disease involves the malformation of the heart during fetal development. Many forms of congenital heart disease have specific anatomical deviations associated specifically with that condition.

Anatomy[edit | edit source]

Anatomy of a Normal Heart[edit | edit source]

Anatomy of a Congenital Heart Disease[edit | edit source]

There are many anatomical variations that arise involving congenital heart disease. The following congenital heart diseases each have unique anatomical formations:

• Aortic stenosis
• Atrial septal defect
• Atrioventricular canal
• Coarctation of aorta
• Patent ductus arteriosus
• Tetralogy of fallot
• Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
• Tricuspid atresia
• Transposition of the great arteries
• Truncus arteriosus
• Ventricular septal defect

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