Table 2

Details of congenital structural abnormalities

AbnormalityComments
VSD, Ventricular sepatal defect; ASD, atrial sepatal defect; AVSD, atrioventricular septal defect; TGA, transposition of great arteries.
Isolated ventricular septal defect (n=8)6 small muscular VSDs, 2 perimembranous VSDs (2 mm and 6 mm)
Isolated atrial septal defect (n=7)Secundum ASDs, sizes ranging from 3.0 to 7.8 mm, one in baby with trisomy 21
Pulmonary valve stenosis (n=4)Mild (2), moderate (1), and severe (1)
Atrioventricular septal defect (n=3)Complete AVSDs, one in baby with trisomy 21
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome/hypoplastic aortic arch (n=3)Hypoplastic arch with critical aortic stenosis (2), hypoplastic arch with critical aortic stenosis and VSD in baby with trisomy 18 (1)
Coarctation of aorta (n=1)Coarctation of the aorta with small VSD
Ebstein’s anomaly (n=1)Antenatal diagnosis confirmed postnatally
Transposition of the great arteries (n=1)TGA with intact ventricular septum
Double inlet left ventricle with transposition of the great arteries (n=1)Antenatal diagnosis confirmed postnatally, VSD also present
Complex congenital cyanotic heart defect (n=1)Right atrial isomerism, complete AVSD, pulmonary atresia, total anomalous pulmonary venous drainage