| Amplatzer | A device, named after its inventor, which is used to close congenital defects such as patent ducts ... Read More |
| Angioplasty | Positioning a catheter at the site of a narrowing (stenosis) in a vessel or structure, and then inf ... Read More |
| Anomalous coronary artery | The heart's own arteries, the coronary arteries, should be connected to the aorta to supply oxygen- ... Read More |
| Anomalous coronary artery repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| AORTA | The aorta is the heart's main artery. It carried blood from the heart to all parts of the body. It ... Read More |
| Aortic Arch | See Aorta ... Read More |
| Aortic balloon valvotomy | Aortic Stenosis In this condition there is narrowing of the valve letting blood flow from the heart ... Read More |
| Aortic root replacement (not Ross) | The aortic root is replaced using a prosthetic graft. Small holes need to be made so that the coron ... Read More |
| Aortic Stenosis | A number of conditions cause disease and narrowing of the aortic valve (aortic stenosis). When the ... Read More |
| Aortic valve | The aortic valve lies between the left ventricle and the body's main artery, the aorta. If the aort ... Read More |
| Aortic valve replacement - Ross | There are a number of types of replacement operations. ·Ross
The aortic valve is removed and replac ... Read More |
| Aortic valvotomy | Relief of Aortic Stenosis by surgical or catheter opening and/or widening of the valve "leaflets" t ... Read More |
| Aortopulmonary window repair | An aortopulmonary window is a small opening that allows blood to flow from the aorta into the main ... Read More |
| Aortopulmonary window repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Arterial shunt | A series of different types of operations (including those first described by Waterston and by Blal ... Read More |
| Arterial switch | Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) is a condition characterised by the aorta (2) arising fro ... Read More |
| Arterial switch (for isolated transposition) | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Arterial switch + VSD closure | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| ASD | Atrial septal defects (ASD) are a group of common congenital anomalies occurring in a number of dif ... Read More |
| ASD closure (catheter) | Atrial Septal Defect Atrial septal defect (known as ASD) is a hole between the two small chambers o ... Read More |
| ASD repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Atrioventricular septal defect (complete) repair | Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect This is a serious heart abnormality which consists of a com ... Read More |
| Atrioventricular septal defect (partial) repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Atrioventricular septum | Canal defect (also known as atrioventricular septal defect) means there is a large hole in the sept ... Read More |
| AVR - non Ross | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Balloon Valvotomy | Balloon valvotomy (or valvuloplasty) uses a catheter-mounted balloon to relieve narrowing in a vess ... Read More |
| Bidirectional cavopulmonary shunt | Cavopulmonary shunts are used in patients born with a functionally single ventricle. The shunt conn ... Read More |
| Blade atrial septostomy | A blade atrial septostomy is a catheter-based procedure that widens an existing hole in the wall (s ... Read More |
| Catheter | A plastic tube which can be inserted into one of the body's veins or arteries and then manipulated ... Read More |
| Cavopulmonary | Connecting the body's great veins (the vena cavae) to the pulmonary arteries. ... Read More |
| Circulation | Before birth, blood from the right side of the heart passes straight to the left side through the f ... Read More |
| Coarctation | A narrowing (1) of the aorta which restricts blood flow. ... Read More |
| Coarctation angioplasty | Treatment of coarctation by inflating a balloon at the site of the narrowing. ... Read More |
| coarctation repair | Repair of an aortic coarctation (narrowing) by one of a number of techniques, including: · Cutting ... Read More |
| Coarctation stenting | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Coarctation stenting | Treatment of coarctation by inflating a balloon at the site of the narrowing and then inserting a m ... Read More |
| Coil | A catheter-mounted device which can be inserted into a patent ductus ateriosus (see PDA) and will e ... Read More |
| Comorbidity | Is the presence of more than one disease or health condition in an individual at a given time. ... Read More |
| Cor triatriatum | Cor triatriatum is an extremely rare congenital heart defect. Normally, the human heart has four ch ... Read More |
| Cor triatriatum repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Fontan procedure | The Fontan procedure is performed for tricuspid atresia (absence of the tricuspid valve, 2). The op ... Read More |
| Interrupted aortic arch | The aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the organs ... Read More |
| Interrupted aortic arch repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Isolated coarctation repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Isolated Pulmonary artery band | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Mitral valve replacement | The mitral valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle. If the mitral valve becomes n ... Read More |
| Morbidity | The frequency of the appearance of complications following a surgical procedure or other treatment. ... Read More |
| Mortality Rate | The death rate in any group of subjects ... Read More |
| Multiple VSD Closure | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Norwood procedure (Stage 1) | This operation is often, but not always, performed for Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS), a co ... Read More |
| PDA | Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA.) occurs commonly in preterm infants, and can close spontaneously (by ... Read More |
| PDA closure (catheter) | Patent Ductus Arteriosus The arterial duct (patent ductus arteriosus, or PDA) is a short blood vess ... Read More |
| PDA ligation (surgical) | Correction of a patent ductus arteriosus (see PDA) by surgical division of the connection. ... Read More |
| PFO | PFO (Patent foramen ovale) is a persistent opening in the wall of the heart which did not close com ... Read More |
| PFO closure (catheter) | Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in adults The foramen ovale is a "flap" of tissue which is part of the w ... Read More |
| Pulmonary artery | The artery connecting the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. ... Read More |
| Pulmonary artery band | PA banding is a palliative treatment particularly reserved for those patients who are unable to wit ... Read More |
| Pulmonary artery stenting | A pulmonary artery stent is used following balloon dilatation of a narrowed (stenosed) pulmonary ar ... Read More |
| Pulmonary atresia | In pulmonary atresia, no pulmonary valve exists. Consequently, blood can't flow from the right vent ... Read More |
| Pulmonary atresia VSD repair | Pulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect This is a serious heart condition in which there a ... Read More |
| Pulmonary balloon valvoplasty | Pulmonary Stenosis In this condition the valve letting blood flow from the heart to the arteries in ... Read More |
| Pulmonary valve | The heart valve that lies between the right ventricle and the main pulmonary artery. ... Read More |
| Pulmonary valve replacement | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Pulmonary valvotomy (radiofrequency) | Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum This is a serious heart condition in which there a ... Read More |
| Rastelli procedure | The Rastelli Repair is a type of surgery performed in certain types of heart defects, namely, Trans ... Read More |
| Recoarctation | Re-narrowing of a vessel, usually the aorta, after a previous procedure had widened the original na ... Read More |
| Recoarctation angioplasty | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Senning or Mustard procedure | This is another type of surgery to correct transposition of the great arteries. It creates a tunnel ... Read More |
| Septostomy | First performed by Dr. William Rashkind in 1966, balloon atrial septostomy was the first catheter-b ... Read More |
| Subvalvar | Below the valve – that is, in the chamber/vessel BEFORE the valve. ... Read More |
| Subvalvar aortic stenosis repair | Subaortic Stenosis This is an abnormality of the outlet of the left side of the heart, due to narro ... Read More |
| Supravalvar | Above the valve – that is, in the chamber/vessel AFTER the valve. ... Read More |
| Supravalvar aortic stenosis repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Tetralogy | Tetralogy (often called Fallot's Tetralogy after the physician who first described it) is a complex ... Read More |
| Tetralogy repair | Tetralogy of Fallot Tetralogy of Fallot is a serious heart abnormality in which there are two main ... Read More |
| Tetralogy with absent pulmonary valve repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Drainage | In the normal human heart, oxygen-rich blood returns from the lungs through four pulmonary veins to ... Read More |
| Tricuspid valve | The tricuspid valve is on the right side of the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventr ... Read More |
| Tricuspid valve replacement | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Truncus and interruption repair | Funnel plot ... Read More |
| Truncus arteriosus | Truncus arteriosus is a congenital defect that occurs due to abnormal development of the foetal hea ... Read More |
| Truncus arteriosus repair | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| Valve replacement | The removal of a heart valve and its replacement using one of a number of types of valve replacemen ... Read More |
| Valvotomy | Valvotomy literally means "cutting into" tissue as part of an operation. It can be done by a surgeo ... Read More |
| VSD | An opening (1) in the ventricular septum between the two lower chambers of the heart (known as the ... Read More |
| VSD closure (catheter) | Funnel Plot ... Read More |
| VSD Repair | Ventricular septal defect (large) A ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall between the two ... Read More |