Home

The Justin Dunn Congenital Heart Foundation About Justin

Justin's Story

Justin's Gallery

Justin's Diagnosis

Justin's Updates Heart Links

Email Justin





Visitors since 11-1-04:



Last update:
11-11-04
Justin's Heart Journey

Justin was born with lots of problems with the right side of his heart. Here's what he was born with:
  • a nearly completely blocked pulmonary valve (near pulmonary atresia)

  • a small tricuspid valve (tricuspid stenosis)

  • a small (hypoplastic) and thickened (hyperplastic) right ventricle (Note: This is the chamber that pumps blood to the lungs to get oxygen, so we need it to work!)

  • two "holes" from fetal circulation routes that were still open, called PDA and PFO for "patent (or open) ductus arteriosis" and "patent foramen ovale" (Note: The PDA was saving his life and as soon as it closed as it normally does after birth, he would not have a means of circulating blood to the lungs and would have died.)


Back
Back
[ Previous | List Sites | Stat's | Next ]
This Congenital Heart Disease RingSurf
 site belongs to
The Justin Dunn Congenital Heart Foundation.
Click Here To Join The CHD Webring

Next
Next

Copyright 2004 The Justin Dunn Congenital Heart Foundation
Designed by Troublemaker Web Design
E-mail the troublemaker.