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AmplatzerA device, named after its inventor, which is used to close congenital defects such as patent ducts ... Read More
AngioplastyPositioning a catheter at the site of a narrowing (stenosis) in a vessel or structure, and then inf ... Read More
Anomalous coronary arteryThe heart's own arteries, the coronary arteries, should be connected to the aorta to supply oxygen- ... Read More
Anomalous coronary artery repairTable ... Read More
AORTAThe aorta is the heart's main artery. It carried blood from the heart to all parts of the body. It ... Read More
Aortic ArchSee Aorta ... Read More
Aortic root replacement (non-Ross)The aortic root is replaced using a prosthetic graft. Small holes need to be made so that the coron ... Read More
Aortic StenosisA number of conditions cause disease and narrowing of the aortic valve (aortic stenosis). When the ... Read More
Aortic valveThe aortic valve lies between the left ventricle and the body's main artery, the aorta. If the aort ... Read More
Aortic valve repairFunnel Plot ... Read More
Aortic valve replacement - RossThere are a number of types of replacement operations. ·Ross The aortic valve is removed and replac ... Read More
Aortic valve replacement (non-Ross)There are a number of types of replacement operations. ·Ross The aortic valve is removed and replac ... Read More
Aortopulmonary window repairAn aortopulmonary window is a small opening that allows blood to flow from the aorta into the main ... Read More
Aortopulmonary window repairTable ... Read More
Arterial switchTransposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) is a condition characterised by the aorta (2) arising fro ... Read More
Arterial switch procedureTable ... Read More
Arterial switch (for isolated transposition)Plot ... Read More
Arterial switch + aortic arch obstruction repair (with-without VSD closure)Funnel Plot ... Read More
Arterial switch + VSD closureFunnel Plot ... Read More
ASDAtrial septal defects (ASD) are a group of common congenital anomalies occurring in a number of dif ... Read More
Atrial septal defect (ASD) closure - surgicalFunnel ... Read More
Atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) & Tetralogy of Fallot repairTable ... Read More
Atrioventricular septumCanal defect (also known as atrioventricular septal defect) means there is a large hole in the sept ... Read More
Balloon atrial septostomy by pull backFunnel Plot ... Read More
Balloon dilation and/or stenting of pulmonary veinTable ... Read More
Balloon dilation of aortic re-coarctationFunnel Plot ... Read More
Balloon dilation of aortic valveAortic Stenosis In this condition there is narrowing of the valve letting blood flow from the heart ... Read More
Balloon dilation of native aortic coarctation-hypoplasiaTreatment of coarctation by inflating a balloon at the site of the narrowing. ... Read More
Balloon dilation of pulmonary arteryFunnel Plot ... Read More
Balloon dilation of pulmonary valvePulmonary Stenosis In this condition the valve letting blood flow from the heart to the arteries in ... Read More
Balloon ValvotomyBalloon valvotomy (or valvuloplasty) uses a catheter-mounted balloon to relieve narrowing in a vess ... Read More
Bidirectional cavopulmonary shuntCavopulmonary shunts are used in patients born with a functionally single ventricle. The shunt conn ... Read More
Biventricular implantable cardioverter & defibrillator (ICD) implantation or pacemaker system placementTable ... Read More
Biventricular pacing and CRTFunnel Plot ... Read More
Blade atrial septostomyA blade atrial septostomy is a catheter-based procedure that widens an existing hole in the wall (s ... Read More
Blade atrial septostomyTable ... Read More
Cardiac conduit balloon dilation or stenting Funnel Plot ... Read More
CatheterA plastic tube which can be inserted into one of the body's veins or arteries and then manipulated ... Read More
CavopulmonaryConnecting the body's great veins (the vena cavae) to the pulmonary arteries. ... Read More
CirculationBefore birth, blood from the right side of the heart passes straight to the left side through the f ... Read More
CoarctationA narrowing (1) of the aorta which restricts blood flow. ... Read More
coarctation repairRepair of an aortic coarctation (narrowing) by one of a number of techniques, including: · Cutting ... Read More
Coarctation stentingTreatment of coarctation by inflating a balloon at the site of the narrowing and then inserting a m ... Read More
CoilA catheter-mounted device which can be inserted into a patent ductus ateriosus (see PDA) and will e ... Read More
Common arterial trunk (truncus arteriosus) and aorta arch repairTable ... Read More
ComorbidityIs the presence of more than one disease or health condition in an individual at a given time. ... Read More
Complete atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repairComplete Atrioventricular Septal Defect This is a serious heart abnormality which consists of a com ... Read More
Complex procedure for transposed great arteriesTalbe ... Read More
Cor triatriatumCor triatriatum is an extremely rare congenital heart defect. Normally, the human heart has four ch ... Read More
Cor triatriatum repairFunnel Plot ... Read More
Duct StentingFunnel Plot ... Read More
Fontan or Total Cavopulmonary Connection (TCPC)The Fontan procedure is performed for tricuspid atresia (absence of the tricuspid valve, 2). The op ... Read More
Glenn (Cavopulmonary (CP) shunt)Table ... Read More
Heart transplantFunnel Plot ... Read More
Implantable cardioverter & defibrillator (ICD) implantationTable ... Read More
Interrupted aortic archThe aorta is the main blood vessel that carries oxygen-rich blood away from the heart to the organs ... Read More
Interrupted aortic arch repairFunnel Plot ... Read More
Isolated coarctation/hypoplasia of aorta repairFunnel Plot ... Read More
Isolated pulmonary trunk band (PA band)Funnel Plot ... Read More
Isolated RV to PA conduit constructionFunnel Plot ... Read More
Isolated surgical procedures for arrhythmia (including ablation and Maze procedures)Table ... Read More
Miscellaneous electrophysiology (EP) proceduresTable ... Read More
Mitral valve repairThe mitral valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle. If the mitral valve becomes n ... Read More
Mitral valve replacementThe mitral valve lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle. If the mitral valve becomes n ... Read More
MorbidityThe frequency of the appearance of complications following a surgical procedure or other treatment. ... Read More
Mortality RateThe death rate in any group of subjects ... Read More
Multiple VSD ClosureFunnel Plot ... Read More
Norwood procedureHypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome / Norwood Operation Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) is one o ... Read More
Pacemaker Epicardial ... Read More
Pacemaker lead procedureTable ... Read More
Pacemaker system placement or generator replacement - surgicalFunnel Plot ... Read More
Partial atrioventricular septal defect (AVSD) repairFunnel plot ... Read More
Patent arterial duct (PDA) closure - surgicalCorrection of a patent ductus arteriosus (see PDA) by surgical division of the connection. ... Read More
PDAPatent ductus arteriosus (PDA.) occurs commonly in preterm infants, and can close spontaneously (by ... Read More
PFOPFO (Patent foramen ovale) is a persistent opening in the wall of the heart which did not close com ... Read More
Pulmonary arteryThe artery connecting the right ventricle of the heart to the lungs. ... Read More
Pulmonary artery bandPA banding is a palliative treatment particularly reserved for those patients who are unable to wit ... Read More
Pulmonary atresiaIn pulmonary atresia, no pulmonary valve exists. Consequently, blood can't flow from the right vent ... Read More
Pulmonary atresia & ventricular septal defect (VSD) repairPulmonary Atresia with Ventricular Septal Defect This is a serious heart condition in which there a ... Read More
Pulmonary valveThe heart valve that lies between the right ventricle and the main pulmonary artery. ... Read More
Pulmonary valve replacementFunnel Plot ... Read More
Pulmonary vein stenosis procedureFunnel Plot ... Read More
Radiofrequency ablation for tachyarrhythmiaRADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION This nonsurgical procedure is used to treat some types of rapid heart beati ... Read More
Rastelli - REV procedureFunnel Plot ... Read More
RecoarctationRe-narrowing of a vessel, usually the aorta, after a previous procedure had widened the original na ... Read More
Repair of total anomalous pulmonary venous connectionFunnel Plot ... Read More
Replacement of cardiac conduitFunnel Plot ... Read More
Right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit constructionTable ... Read More
Ross-Konno procedure,Ross-Konno procedureA diseased aortic valve will be replaced with the patient's own pulmonary valveand a prosthetic val ... Read More
RVOT StentingFunnel Plot ... Read More
Senning or Mustard procedureThis is another type of surgery to correct transposition of the great arteries. It creates a tunnel ... Read More
SeptostomyFirst performed by Dr. William Rashkind in 1966, balloon atrial septostomy was the first catheter-b ... Read More
Sinus venosus atrial septal defect (ASD) closure and partially anomalous pulmonary venous connection (PAPVC) repairFunnel ... Read More
Stent placement at site of aortic coarctationTable ... Read More
Stent placement in arterial duct (PDA)Patent Ductus Arteriosus The arterial duct (patent ductus arteriosus, or PDA) is a short blood vess ... Read More
Stent placement in pulmonary arteryA pulmonary artery stent is used following balloon dilatation of a narrowed (stenosed) pulmonary ar ... Read More
Stent redilationTable ... Read More
Subaortic obstruction reliefSubaortic Stenosis This is an abnormality of the outlet of the left side of the heart, due to narro ... Read More
SubvalvarBelow the valve – that is, in the chamber/vessel BEFORE the valve. ... Read More
SupravalvarAbove the valve – that is, in the chamber/vessel AFTER the valve. ... Read More
Supravalvar aortic stenosis repair ... Read More
Supravalvar aortic stenosis repairFunnel Plot ... Read More
Systemic-to-pulmonary arterial shunt procedure (includes Blalock-Taussig & central shunts)A series of different types of operations (including those first described by Waterston and by Blal ... Read More
Systemic-to-pulmonary collateral artery (MAPCA) related catheter procedureFunnel Plot ... Read More
Systemic-to-pulmonary collateral artery (MAPCA) unifocalisation procedureTable ... Read More
TetralogyTetralogy (often called Fallot's Tetralogy after the physician who first described it) is a complex ... Read More
Tetralogy with absent pulmonary valve repairFunnel Plot ... Read More
Tetraology of Fallot and Fallot-type double outlet right ventricle repairTetralogy of Fallot Tetralogy of Fallot is a serious heart abnormality in which there are two main ... Read More
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous DrainageIn the normal human heart, oxygen-rich blood returns from the lungs through four pulmonary veins to ... Read More
Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) repairTable ... Read More
Totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection (TAPVC) repair and arterial shuntTable ... Read More
Transcatheter PVRTable ... Read More
Transluminal ablation procedure for arrhythmiaTable ... Read More
Transluminal atrial septal defect (ASD) closureAtrial Septal Defect Atrial septal defect (known as ASD) is a hole between the two small chambers o ... Read More
Transluminal patent arterial duct (PDA) closureTable ... Read More
Transluminal patent foramen ovale (PFO) closurePatent Foramen Ovale (PFO) in adults The foramen ovale is a "flap" of tissue which is part of the w ... Read More
Transluminal pulmonary valve insertionTable ... Read More
Transluminal pulmonary valve perforation & dilationPulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum This is a serious heart condition in which there a ... Read More
Transluminal systemic-to-pulmonary collateral artery (MAPCA) procedureFunnel ... Read More
Transluminal ventricular septal defect (VSD) closureTable ... Read More
Transposition ArchTable ... Read More
Transposition VSDTable ... Read More
Tricuspid valveThe tricuspid valve is on the right side of the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventr ... Read More
Tricuspid valve repairTable ... Read More
Tricuspid valve replacementTable ... Read More
Truncus and interruption repairFunnel plot ... Read More
Truncus arteriosusTruncus arteriosus is a congenital defect that occurs due to abnormal development of the foetal hea ... Read More
Truncus arteriosus repairFunnel Plot ... Read More
Unifocalisation procedure (with/without shunt) ... Read More
Valve replacementThe removal of a heart valve and its replacement using one of a number of types of valve replacemen ... Read More
ValvotomyValvotomy literally means "cutting into" tissue as part of an operation. It can be done by a surgeo ... Read More
Vascular ring repair ... Read More
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure - surgicalTable ... Read More
Ventricular septal defect (VSD) closure and right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (RVOTO) relief Table ... Read More
VSDAn opening (1) in the ventricular septum between the two lower chambers of the heart (known as the ... Read More
VSD closure (catheter)Table ... Read More
VSD RepairVentricular septal defect (large) A ventricular septal defect is a hole in the wall between the two ... Read More

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