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Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome
“Hypoplastic right heart syndrome is a rare collection of congenital heart defects characterized by the hypoplasia of right heart structures and subsequent cyanosis in neonates.” Its etiology is still unknown ...
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Tricuspid Atresia
Tricuspid atresia (TA) “is a rare cyanotic congenital heart defect, defined by total agenesis or absence of the tricuspid valve, resulting in an obstruction of the blood flow between the right atrium and ventr...
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Wolff–Parkinson–White Syndrome
Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) is a rare syndrome in which an accessory conduction pathway causes a form of ventricular pre-excitation. To date, the genetics and the origin of the syndrome have not been completel...
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Atrial Septal Defect
“Atrial septal defects (ASDs) are a frequent type of congenital heart disease characterized by an abnormal communication between the two atria of the heart, which leads to a left-to-right shunt.” They are form...