Annex A > Chapter 3 - Developments in the UK, in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Congenital Heart Abnormalities in Children, 1984-1995 > An outline of some of the types of congenital heart disease

An outline of some of the types of congenital heart disease

33 In order to understand the process by which paediatric cardiac surgical services developed in the UK over the past two decades, it is helpful to explain and review the development of many of the operations that were highlighted during the Inquiry. This, in turn, requires a brief account of the structure and function of the normal heart and circulation so that congenital heart abnormalities and their treatment can be better appreciated. An excellent account of the abnormalities is given in the booklet `Heart Children' published by a parents' group, the Heart Line Association. [8] The Association has most helpfully given the Inquiry permission to use the illustrations from the booklet which are reproduced below.

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Footnotes

[8] `Heart Children: A Practical Handbook for Parents of Children with Congenital Heart Problems' (1992), Heart Line Association. Available from the Heart Line Association, Rossmore House, 26 Park Street, Camberley GU15 3PL