Basics of Single Ventricle Physiology

Last Updated: March 2018

Objectives:

1. Draw an anatomically correct heart including the 4 chambers, great vessels and associated valves.

2. Describe the flow of blood through an anatomically correct heart accurately.

3. Recall the most common single ventricle anatomic arrangement and compare structure to normal heart.

4. Consistently list the 2 of 3 essential components necessary to maintain single ventricle physiology ex-utero.

5. Summarize the 3 surgical palliations for single ventricle hearts in the correct order.

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