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An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a congenital heart defect that occurs when the wall separating the heart's two upper chambers, the atria, doesn't form correctly during fetal development.
A ventricular septal defect (VSD) is a hole in the heart. It's a common heart problem present at birth (congenital heart defect).
Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is a condition where the heart's electrical system malfunctions and causes an abnormally fast or erratic heartbeat.
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a heart defect that occurs when the ductus arteriosus, a muscular tube that connects the aorta and pulmonary artery in a baby's heart, remains open after birth.
The functions of the heart are to pump blood and oxygen around the body and deliver waste products (carbon dioxide) back to the lungs to be removed.
Coarctation of the aorta (COA) is a congenital heart defect that occurs when the aorta, the major blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the body, is narrowed.
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