4. SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
๏ Many congenital heart defects have few or no signs or symptoms
๏ depend on the number, type, and severity of the defects.
๏ Tachypnoea and tachy cardia
๏ Recurrent respiratory infections
๏ Cyanosis (a bluish tint to the skin, lips, and fingernails) and
polycythemia
๏ Tissue hypoxia
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10. ๏ Ostium primum โopening at lower end of septum
๏ Ostium secundum โopening near centrte of septum
๏ Sinus venous defect โopening near junction of
superior venacava and right atrium
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14. TETRALOGY OF FALLOT
The classic forms includes four defects
๏ Ventricular septal defect
๏ Pulmonic stenosis
๏ Over riding of aorta
๏ Right ventricular hypertrophy
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20. RESTELLIS OPERATION
The Rastelli Operation is a procedure in which a valved or unvalved conduit is
inserted to connect the pulmonary artery to the anatomical right ventricle
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