Across
- 3. Opening between the atria that allows mixing of oxygenated and deoxygenated blood
- 5. Blood flow between the heart and lungs
- 9. Age group most commonly diagnosed with TAPVC
- 12. Condition present at birth affecting the heart structure
- 13. Blockage of pulmonary venous blood flow that can worsen symptoms
Down
- 1. Ultrasound imaging used to diagnose congenital heart defects
- 2. Abnormal heart sound heard during cardiac auscultation
- 4. Primary treatment used to correct TAPVC
- 6. Difficulty breathing often seen in newborns with heart defects
- 7. Heart chamber that receives abnormal pulmonary venous blood in TAPVC
- 8. Congenital heart defect where pulmonary veins connect to the right side of the heart instead of the left atrium
- 10. Bluish discoloration of the skin caused by low oxygen levels
- 11. Vessels that normally carry oxygenated blood from the lungs to the heart
- 13. Process of adding oxygen to blood in the lungs