BIRTH DEFECTS

Left-sided Cardiac Flow Lesions
Congenital heart defects are some of the most common birth defects. Because of advances in cardiac medication and surgery, almost one million Americans with a congenital heart defect are alive today, but many suffer serious health complications.
Left-sided cardiac flow lesions (LCFLs) are one subset and also the most common type of congenital heart defects. They also account for two-thirds of all cardiac anomolies. Affected individuals have obstructed blood flow out of the left side of the heart causing disability or death.
The following is a list of common LCFL defects. Click on each one to learn more about the defect. OR CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD A BROCHURE ABOUT LCFL's.

Aortic stenosis
Bicuspid aortic valve
Coarctation of the aorta
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Ventricular septal defect (Type II)

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