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Congenital Heart Disease

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Circumflex Coronary Artery

The left circumflex coronary artery arises from the left main coronary artery and supplies the lateral and inferolateral segments of the myocardium.

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Transposition of the Great Vessels

Transposition of the great vessels is a congenital cardiac anomaly in which the aorta arises from the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery arises from the left ventricle.

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Tetralogy of Fallot

The tetralogy of Fallot is a rare congenital cyanotic heart condition that consists of the following:

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Ebstein's Anomaly

Ebstein’s anomaly is a congenital heart defect in which the tricuspid valve leaflets are abnormally displaced toward the cardiac apex resulting in a small right ventricle and massive enlargement of the right atrium.

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Uhl's Anomaly

Uhl’s anomaly (a.k.a. “Parchment Heart”) is a rare congenital heart condition where the myocytes are absent in the right ventricle which results in right ventricular failure and arrhythmia during infancy.

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Gerbode Defect

A Gerbode defect is a congenital anomaly in which an abnormal communication between the left ventricle and the right atrium exists.

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Jervell-Lange-Nielsen Syndrome

Jervell-Lange-Nielsen Syndrome is a genetic condition associated with a prolonged QT interval on the ECG and congenital hearing loss.

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Coronary Anomalies

Congenital coronary anomalies are quite common and frequently have no clinical consequence. On occasion, a “malignant” anomaly can occur resulting in myocardial ischemia, angina and even sudden cardiac death.

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Left Atrial Enlargement

Left atrial enlargement refers to dilation of the left atrium which occurs from multiple disease states that can chronically increase the left atrial pressure.

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