Congenital Heart Disease

What you will learn

In this chapter you will find out more about the most common congenital defects in an adult population. We are dealing with shunt lesions such as atrial and ventricular septal defects and ductus arteriosus. Other congenital defects are covered in other chapters (disease of the aorta, aortic valve disease, tricuspid valve, etc.)

• Types of congenital shunt lesions
• How common are these types of shunt lesions
• What is the hemodynamic sequel of shunt lesions
• How to investigate shunt lesions
• How to quantify shunt lesions
• Treatment options and the role of echocardiography