Fact Sheets

Source: CCM

Score: 15
Echocardiogram
An echocardiogram is a test that uses ultrasound waves to create a moving picture of the heart. Learn more about this procedure.
Score: 14
Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
Pediatric congenital heart surgery is a procedure to correct a structural problem in a child's heart. Learn about this procedure.
Score: 13
Atrioventricular Septal Defect
A congenital heart defect characterized by holes in the heart where there are normally walls that separate different heart chambers, as well as abnormal heart valves that leak.
Score: 12
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is an inherited condition in which the heart muscle grows thicker than it should be.
Score: 11
Truncus Arteriosus
Truncus arteriosus is a rare congenital heart defect in which the heart's two main arteries don't form correctly during fetal development. It changes the way that blood moves through the heart and lungs and throughout the body.
Score: 10
D-Transposition of the Great Arteries
A life-threatening heart birth defect that interferes with normal blood flow through the heart. The heart's two great arteries, the aorta and main pulmonary artery, are switched, limiting the heart's ability to provide the body with oxygen-rich blood and preventing oxygen-poor blood from getting to the lung.
Score: 9
Heart Murmur
A heart murmur is an extra, unexpected sound made by the blood as it flows through the heart.
Score: 8
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
Condition in which the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the usual three.
Score: 7
Bedside Ultrasound
Bedside ultrasound is an advanced technology that's especially helpful in emergency medicine, allowing doctors to closely monitor patients.
Score: 6
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
An atrial septal defect is a hole in the wall that divides the two chambers of the heart. Learn about symptoms and treatment.