Congenital heart defect corrective surgery

Injury	Disease	Nutrition	Poison

Symptoms	Surgery	Test	Special Topic

Heart, section through the middle

Cardiac catheterization

Heart, front view

Ultrasound, normal fetus - heartbeat

Patent ductus arteriosis (PDA) - series

Overview

Recovery

Risks

Congenital heart defect corrective surgery

Alternative Names:

Patent ductus arteriosus ligation; Hypoplastic left heart repair; Tetralogy of Fallot repair; Coarctation of the aorta repair; Heart surgery for children; Atrial septal defect repair; Ventricular septal defect repair; Truncus arteriosus repair; Total anomalous pulmonary artery correction; Transposition of great vessels repair; Tricuspid atresia repair; VSD repair; ASD repair; PDA ligation

Risks:

Risks for any anesthesia include the following:

Reactions to medications
Problems breathing

Risks for any surgery include the following:

Bleeding
Infection

Additional risks of heart surgery include the following:

Blood clots (thrombi)
Air bubbles (air emboli)
Pneumonia
Heartbeat problems (arrhythmias)

Review Date: 5/30/2006
Reviewed By: J.A. Lee, M.D., Division of Surgery, UCSF, San Francisco, CA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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