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Congenital Heart Defects
Congenital Heart Defects
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Nursing
Post-Graduate
10/14/2022

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Term
Congenital Heart Defect
Definition
Conidtion that is present at birth and can affect the structure of a baby’s heart and the way it works. They can affect how blood flows through the heart and out to the rest of the body. Conditions can vary from mild (such as a small hole in the heart) to severe (such as missing or poorly formed parts of the heart).
Term
Coarctation of the Aorta
Definition
 A birth defect in which a part of the aorta, the tube that carries oxygen-rich blood to the body, is narrower than usual.
Term
Atrial Septal Defect
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Tetralogy of Fallot
Definition

 A heart defect made up of following four defects:

  1. ventricular septal defect
  2. pulmonary stenosis.
  3. misplaced aorta
  4. ventricular hypertrophy.
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