Introduction Congenital cardiac disease can appear extraordinarily complicated. The terminology alone can be intimidating. ASD, VSD, PDA, AVSD, PVR, SVR, shunts, stenoses, atresias and anomalous vascular connections can rapidly turn what is fundamentally a problem of blood flow into something that appears almost impenetrable. At one end of the spectrum are explanations written for parents … Continue reading Coarctation of the Aorta