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Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries

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Illustrations

Heart, section through the middle
Heart, section through the middle
Cardiac catheterization
Cardiac catheterization
Heart, front view
Heart, front view
Ultrasound, normal fetus - heartbeat
Ultrasound, normal fetus - heartbeat
Ultrasound, ventricular septal defect - heartbeat
Ultrasound, ventricular septal defect - heartbeat
Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) - series
Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) - series

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Congenital heart surgery; Patent ductus arteriosus ligation; Hypoplastic left heart repair; Tetralogy of Fallot repair; Coarctation of the aorta repair; Atrial septal defect repair; Ventricular septal defect repair; Truncus arteriosus repair; Total anomalous pulmonary artery correction; Transposition of great vessels repair; Tricuspid atresia repair; VSD repair; ASD repair; PDA ligation

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Congenital heart defect corrective surgeries fix or treat heart defects that a child is born with. A baby born with heart defects has congenital heart disease. Surgery is needed if the defects are dangerous to the child’s health or well-being.

Description    Return to top

The surgeries described below are done to correct many different heart defects in children.

For more information about risks, how to prepare for surgery, and descriptions of open-heart and closed-heart surgery techniques, see: Pediatric heart surgery.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) ligation

Coarctation of the aorta repair

Atrial septal defect (ASD) repair

Ventricular septal defect (VSD) repair

Tetralogy of Fallot repair

Transposition of the great vessels repair

Truncus arteriosus repair

Tricuspid atresia repair

Total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR) correction

Hypoplastic left heart repair

References    Return to top

Recommendations for preparing children and adolescents for invasive cardiac procedures: A statement from the American Heart Association Pediatric Nursing Subcommittee of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing in collaboration with the Council on Cardiovascular Diseases of the Young. Circulation. 2003;108:2250-2564.

Webb GD, Smallhorn JF, Therrien J, Redington AN. Congenital heart disease. In: Zipes DP, Libby P, Bonow RO, Braunwald E, eds. Braunwald's Heart Disease: A Textbook of Cardiovascular Medicine, 8th ed. St. Louis, Mo; WB Saunders; 2007:chap 61.

Update Date: 11/21/2008

Updated by: Neil K. Kaneshiro, MD, MHA, Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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