Congenital Heart Defects: Forms

All forms of congenital heart defects can be classified into one of the following three broad groups. Most common are congenital heart defects in the form of short circuits with left-to-right shunts – most notably, ventricular septal defect in nearly one-third of cases. Less common are congenital heart defects with right-to-left shunt. The following is … Congenital Heart Defects: Forms