Congenital Heart Disease

Question 1

Patent Ductus Arteriosus

Answer 1

a condition in which the
ductus arteriosus does not close; (the ductus
arteriosus is a duct
between the pulmonary
artery and the aorta that
is normally present in
fetal life)

Question 2

Tetralogy of Fallot

Answer 2

a rare condition caused by a combination of four congenital heart defects; these defects cause oxygen-poor blood to flow out of the heart and into the rest of the body

Question 3

Coarctation of the Aorta

Answer 3

a narrowing of the aorta, the largest artery that delivers oxygen-rich blood to the
different parts
of the body