Abstract
There are numerous congenital defects of the human heart and many typically require medical intervention. The primary goal of this chapter is to briefly define such abnormalities and introduce the reader to the various classification schemes that have been used to describe their relative anatomic and functional features.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices |
Subtitle of host publication | Second Edition |
Publisher | Humana Press |
Pages | 137-144 |
Number of pages | 8 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781588294432 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2005 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Aortopulmonary window defect
- Atresia
- Coarctation of the aorta
- Ebstein's anomaly
- Interrupted aortic arch
- Persistent truncus arteriosus
- Septal defect
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
- Transposition of the great vessels
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)