About Congenital Heart Defects

The word "congenital" means existing at birth. The terms "congenital heart defect" and "congenital heart disease" are often used to mean the same thing, but "defect" is more accurate. 

The heart ailment is a defect or abnormality, not a disease. A defect results when the heart or blood vessels near the heart don't develop normally before birth. Working with your healthcare team, learn about the different types of congenital heart defects, treatments and tests.

In this section you will find these articles: 

• Healthy Heart Function 
• Common Types of Heart Defects
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis (AVS) 
  • Atrial Septal Defect (ASD) 
  • Coarctation of the Aorta (CoA) 
  • Complete Atrioventricular Canal defect (CAVC) 
  • d-Transposition of the Great Arteries 
  • Ebstein's Anomaly 
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 
  • I-Transposition of the Great Arteries 
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA) 
  • Pulmonary Atresia 
  • Pulmonary Valve Stenosis 
  • Single Ventricle Defects 
  • Tetralogy of Fallot 
  • Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection (TAPVC) 
  • Tricuspid Atresia 
  • Truncus Arteriosus 
  • Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) 
   
• Defectos Cardiacos Congénitos de los Niños 

Printable Information Sheets 
 

• How Can I Prepare for Heart Surgery?  
• What is a Stress Test?  
• More  

Defectos Cardiacos Congénitos de los NiñosDefectos cardiacos congénitos de los niños  

• Cómo funciona el corazón sano  
• Anomalía de Ebstein  
• Atresia pulmonar  
• Atresia tricúspide  
• Coartación de la aorta  
• Comunicación interauricular  
• Comunicación interventricular  
• Defecto del canal atrioventricular completo  
• El tronco arterioso  
• Estenosis aórtica (EA)  
• Estenosis pulmonar (EP)  
• Persistencia del ductus arterioso (PDA)  
• Síndrome del corazón izquierdo hipoplástico  
• Soplos cardiacos inocentes  
• Tetralogia de Fallot (TOF)  
• Total de conexión venosa pulmonar anómala (TAPVC)  
• Transposición de las grandes arterias