Heart Diseases
- What it is
Congenital Heart Defects Infocenter
Welcome to Singapore's web infocenter on congenital heart diseases. Heart disease in children is not rare - it occurs in about 8 per 1,000 children and can range from very mild defects that are compatible with normal life, to severe, life threatening conditions.
This website is a patient/parent education effort by the Cardiology Service and Cardiothoracic Surgery Service of KK Women's & Children's Hospital. Through this website, we hope to provide simple, clear and concise information on the common types of heart defects, cardiology investigations and treatment options. We aim to help you understand more about your or your child's heart condition, however the information provided here should not be taken as medical advice and should in no way be use to affect or alter the treatment prescribed by your cardiologist.
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The Normal Heart
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Types of Congenital Heart Disease
- Hole in the Heart
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
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Pulmonary/Aortic Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Fallot's Tetralogy
- Transposition of the Great Vessels
- Pulmonary Atresia
- Other Complex Congenital Heart Diseases
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Other Heart Conditions
- Cardiomyopathy
- Kawasaki Disease
- Infective Endocarditis
- Rhythm Problems
- Ectopic Beats
- Supraventricular Tachycardia
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Symptoms
- Cardiac Murmur
- Chest Pain
- Palpitation
- Fainting Spells
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Investigations
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Holter Monitoring
- Transtelephonic Monitoring
- Treadmill Exercise Test
- Echocardiogram
- Cardiac Catheter Study
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Treatment Options
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Transcatheter Procedures
- Device closure of PDA
- Device closure of ASD
- Balloon Atrial Septostomy
- Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Balloon Angioplasty
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Surgery
- Closure of "Hole-in-the-Heart" (ASD, VSD) Arterial Switch (ASO)
- Modified Blalock Taussig Shunt (BTS)
- Cavo-Pulmonary Shunt (CPS)
- Fontan Procedure
- Norwood Procedure
- Pulmonary Artery Band (PAB)
- Rastelli Operation
- Ross Procedure
- Ligation of Patent Ductus Arteriosus
