Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (c-TGA) is a complex and unusual abnormality occurring in fewer than 1 percent of people with congenital (present at birth) heart disease. It occurs [...]
Jeune's Syndrome is a form of congenital dwarfism causing children to have a deformity of their chest wall. The chest cage is extremely small and doesn't have enough room for [...]
Congenital sinus of Valsalva aneurysm was first described by Hope in 1839. This first published account describes rupture of a sinus of Valsalva, which is the most feared complication. Soon [...]
What is Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome?Jervell and Lange-Nielsen syndrome is a condition that causes profound hearing loss from birth and a disruption of the heart's normal rhythm (arrhythmia). This disorder [...]
What is truncus arteriosus?Truncus arteriosus is a congenital (present at birth) defect that occurs due to abnormal development of the fetal heart during the first 8 weeks of pregnancy. The [...]
Noonan syndrome is a genetic disorder that prevents normal development in various parts of the body. A child may be affected by Noonan syndrome in various ways: unusual facial characteristics, [...]
Definition: Atrioventricular Canal Defect is a combination of several abnormalities in the heart present at birth (congenital abnormalities). This defect includes a hole between the chambers of the heart and [...]
The conditions responsible for SADS cause a cardiac arrest by bringing on a 'ventricular arrhythmia' (a disturbance in the heart's rhythm), even though the person has no structural heart disease.There [...]
Pectus carinatum, also called pigeon chest, is a deformity of the chest characterized by a protrusion of the sternum and ribs. It is the opposite of pectus excavatum.CausesPectus carinatum is [...]
Cor triatriatum is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly in which a fibromuscular membrane divides the atrium in two. In its most common form, cor triatriatum sinister, the left atrium is [...]
