A hole in the wall between the top two chambers of the heart.
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A hole in the wall between both the upper and lower chambers of the heart.
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Usually there are three cusps in the aortic valve (the gateway between the left sided pumping chamber and the aorta that carries blood from the heart to the body). Bicuspid aortic valve means having two instead of there cusps. Narrowing of the aortic valve is called aortic stenosis.
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Narrowing of the aorta, which is the the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body.
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The positions of the right and left ventricles of the heart are switched (reversed).
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For patients who are born with hearts with one main pumping chamber (instead of two), they will have surgery called the Fontan operation (named after the surgeon who invented it).
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An open blood vessel between the aorta (that carries high oxygen blood to the body) and the pulmonary artery (that carries low oxygen blood to the lungs).
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A narrowing in the opening between the right (pumping) side of the heart and the lungs.
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Four specific aspects of the heart that are different: right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, right ventricular hypertrophy, ventricular septal defect and an overriding aorta.
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Reversal of the aorta and pulmonary artery, the two biggest arteries that carry blood away from the heart.
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A hole in the wall between the bottom two chambers of the heart.
This website is designed specifically for young people with congenital heart disease. The goal is to provide information to help people who are getting ready to move (or have recently moved) to adult heart care. We use the term ‘transition’ to describe this process. Family, friends and health care providers may also find this website helpful.
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