Invited article (0.5M)	Grech V*, Cassar J**. Cardiac illustrations. Images Paediatr Cardiol 1999;1:18-21
*	Senior Registrar, Paediatric Department, St. Luke's Hospital, Malta
**	Joe Cassar & Associates (graphic artists), Malta

Article
Congenital heart disease is a label for a very heterogeneous group of lesions with varying haemodynamic consequences. Parents and older patients can invariably be made to understand clearly the mechanics of a particular lesion or constellation of lesions. Pictures of hearts are extremely useful in this explanatory process.

In this article, we have scanned images produced by HeartLine, a registered British charity. These images were specifically designed for parents, and are included in a book produced by HeartLine called Heart Children1. Copies of the book are available from HeartLine.

Minor changes have had to be made to the scanned images in order to display them to their best effect. In addition, several pictures have been produced which are not in the original Heartline publication, including postoperative conditions. We have also included pictures of some conditions which are not congenital in nature. Pages and images are copyright of HeartLine and of Images Paediatr Cardiol as detailed in this site.

Instructions
This page would have been extremely cumbersome had all of the images been linked directly within this page. To view the individual images, please follow the following simple steps:
 

Click on the link (condition name as listed below) to view image.  Click 'back' on your browser to return to this page.  (File sizes are 24-44 K).

 

Normal situations  Normal heart Fetal heart Blank heart - black & white image, useful for drawing on

Congenital heart disease   Major haemodynamic effect is shunting  Atrial septal defect Ventricular septal defect Patent ductus arteriosus Atrioventricular septal defect Truncus arteriosus Total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage

Major haemodynamic effect is outflow tract obstruction of the right ventricle  Pulmonary stenosis Tetralogy of Fallot Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum Tricuspid atresia

Major haemodynamic effect is outflow tract obstruction of the left ventricle  Aortic stenosis Coarctation of the aorta Hypoplastic left heart Subaortic stenosis

Major haemodynamic effect is parallel circulation  Transposition of the great arteries Complex transposition of the great arteries Transposition of the great arteries with ventricular septal defect and pulmonary stenosis

Complex hearts  Double inlet ventricle

Congenital heart disease postoperative conditions   Norwood stage 1 Norwood stage 2 Norwood stage 3 Right ventricle to pulmonary artery conduit Physiological repair of transposition of the great arteries

Cardiomyopathies  Dilated Hypertrophic

References

1. Rees P, Tunstill A, Pope T, Kinnear D, Rees S. Heart Children. Camberley: HeartLine Association; 1992

Contact information

Dr. Victor Grech  Editor-in-Chief Images Paediatr Cardiol Paediatric Department  St. Luke's Hospital  Guardamangia MSD09 - Malta  victor.e.grech@gov.mt