Different Types of CHDs and Signs and Symptoms

• Womenscorner Desk
• October 11, 2020

Listed below are examples of different types of CHDs. The types marked with a star (*) are considered critical CHDs.

- Atrial Septal Defect

- Atrioventricular Septal Defect

- Coarctation of the Aorta*

- Double-outlet Right Ventricle*

- d-Transposition of the Great Arteries*

- Ebstein Anomaly*

- Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome*

- Interrupted Aortic Arch*

- Pulmonary Atresia*

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- Single Ventricle*

- Tetralogy of Fallot*

- Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return*

- Tricuspid Atresia*

- Truncus Arteriosus*

- Ventricular Septal Defect

Signs and Symptoms :  Signs and symptoms for CHDs depend on the type and severity of the particular defect. Some defects might have few or no signs or symptoms. Others might cause a baby to have the following symptoms:

- Blue-tinted nails or lips

- Fast or troubled breathing

- Tiredness when feeding

- Sleepiness

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