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    Classification of Congenital Heart Anomalies*

    Classification of Congenital Heart Anomalies*

    Classification

    Examples

    Cyanotic

    —

    Tetralogy of Fallot

    Transposition of the great arteries

    Tricuspid atresia

    Pulmonary atresia

    Persistent truncus arteriosus

    Total anomalous pulmonary venous return

    Acyanotic

    Left-to-right shunt

    Ventricular septal defect

    Atrial septal defect

    Patent ductus arteriosus

    Atrioventricular septal defect

    Obstructive

    Pulmonic stenosis

    Aortic stenosis

    Aortic coarctation

    Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (often also manifests with cyanosis, which may be mild)

    * In approximate decreasing order of frequency.

    * In approximate decreasing order of frequency.

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