common congenital heart defects Flashcards
1
Q
What are the common congenital heart defects?
A
ventricular septal defects atrial septa; defects patent ductus arteriousus aortic stenosis transposition of the great arteries truncus arteriosus
2
Q
what is patent ductus arteriosus?
A
ductus arteriosus fails to close after birth.
ductus arteriousus allow blood flow from aorta and pulmonary artery
3
Q
What is aortic stenosis?
A
when the aortic valve is narrowed
most common valve disorder in the western world
4
Q
what is truncus arteriousis?
A
a single blood vessel (truncus arteriosus) comes out of the right and left ventricles, instead of the normal two vessels (pulmonary artery and aorta).
