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Dictionary: Inferior Vena Cava for Parents
The inferior vena cava is the large vein that returns blood from the legs and abdomen to the heart.
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Dictionary: Sano shunt for Parents
A Sano shunt is a small, soft tube that lets blood in the body be redirected.
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Dictionary: Blood Pressure for Parents
Blood pressure is a measurement that tells how hard the heart is pumping to move blood through the blood vessels.
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Dictionary: Open-Heart Surgery for Parents
Open-heart surgery is surgery that involves opening the chest and heart. A heart-lung machine does the work for the heart and lungs during the procedure.
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What's a Bolus? for Kids
For someone with diabetes, a bolus means a single, large dose of insulin taken to handle a rise in blood glucose (a type of sugar).
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Dictionary: Interstage Period for Parents
Babies with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) need three surgeries. The time between the first and second surgeries is called the interstage period.
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Build a Better Fast-Food Meal for Parents
Learn how to make healthy choices when your family gets fast food.
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Dictionary: Blalock-Taussig-Thomas (BTT) shunt for Parents
A Blalock-Taussig-Thomas (BTT) shunt is a small, soft tube that lets blood in the body be redirected.
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Dictionary: Left Atrium for Parents
The left atrium receives blood full of oxygen from the lungs and then empties the blood into the left ventricle.
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Dictionary: Right Atrium for Parents
The right atrium receives blood low in oxygen from the body and then empties the blood into the right ventricle.