Table 1.
Classification of the congenital heart defects according to the post-natal adaptation.
| Types of CHD | Examples of CHD | |
|---|---|---|
| Duct-dependent CHD | Duct-dependent pulmonary circulation | Critical TOF |
| PA/VSD | ||
| PA/IVS | ||
| Critical PS | ||
| TA with PS/PA | ||
| SV with PS/PA | ||
| Severe Ebstein anomaly | ||
| Duct-dependent systemic circulation | HLHS | |
| Critical AS | ||
| Severe COA | ||
| IAA | ||
| Shone complex | ||
| SV with AS/COA | ||
| Poor mixing | TGA with IVS | |
| Non duct-dependent CHD | Mild cyanotic CHD | TAPVR |
| TOF | ||
| TAC with mild PS | ||
| TGA with VSD | ||
| SV | ||
| L-to-R shunt CHD | VSD | |
| PDA | ||
| AVSD | ||
| APW | ||
| DORV | ||
| TAC with no PS | ||
| SV |
AS, aortic stenosis; ASD, atrial septal defect; APW, aorto-pulmonary window; AVSD, atrio-ventricular septal defect; CHD, congenital heart disease; COA, coarctation of aorta; DORV, double outlet right ventricle; HLHS, hypoplastic left heart disease; IAA, interrupted aortic arch; IVS, intact ventricular septum; PA, pulmonary atresia; PDA, patent ductus arteriosus; PS, pulmonary stenosis; SV, single ventricle; TA, tricuspid atresia; TAC, truncus arteriosus communis; TAPVR, total anomalous pulmonary venous return; TGA, transposition of the great arteries; TOF, Tetralogy of Fallot; VSD, ventricular septal defect.