Surgery for Acquired
Cardiovascular Defects

 

Aortic arch, descending aorta

- Coarctation of the aorta (ISTA)
- Persistent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- Anomalies of the aortic arch (vascular ring/sling)

Septal defects

- Atrial septal defects (ASD)
- Ventricular septal defects (VSD)
- Atrioventricular septal defects (AVSD)

Complex anomalies

- Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
- Transposition of the great arteries (TGA)
- Common arterial trunc
- Functional correction of univentricular hearts (Fontan circulation)

Stem cell transplantation

Artificial heart (VAD)

Artificial lung support (ECMO)

Miscellaneous

- Surgical treatment of all other congenital heart defect not mentioned above
- ICD/Pacemaker implantation

 

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