Glossary of Terms (click the term for a definition)

ACE-I (angiotensin-converting enzyme) Inhibitor
Acquired Heart Disease
Adverse Effect/Event
Aneurysm
Aorta
Aortic Root Z-Score
Aortic Valve
Assent
Atresia
Atrioventricular Septal Defect (AVSD)
Cardiac Catherization
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
Chronic Illness
Clinical Study/Trial
Confidentiality
Congenital Heart Defect
Consent Form
Coronary Artery Aneurysm
Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB)
Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Echocardiogram
Electrocardiogram (EKG)
Exercise Testing
Fontan Procedure
Gammaglobulin
Genetic Evaluation
Ghent Criteria
Holter Monitor
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Informed Consent
Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Research Ethics Board (REB)
Kawasaki Disease
MBT Shunt
Mitral Regurgitation
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Neurodevelopmental Exam
Norwood Procedure
Observational Study
Placebo
Premature
Principal / Study investigator
Randomized Clinical Trial
Randomly Assigned/Randomized
Research Coordinator
Research Team
Reye’s Syndrome
RV-to-PA Shunt
Seizure
Shunt
Side Effect
Single Ventricle Defect or Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Steering Committee
Stenosis
Study Protocol
Subject
Valve
Ventricle
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