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Videos Pretty Cute from William Wood on Vimeo.Evan sitting with mom making noises, smiling, and then hiccups. ————————————- Yucky medicine from William Wood on Vimeo.Evan likes most of his medicines, apparently not this one. Poor guy. ————————————- Evan finds his thumb from William Wood on Vimeo.This is the first time that Evan really found his thumb and latched onto it. We put him on his belly for tummy time and he was not real happy about it but once he found his thumb it was just fine. ————————————- Evan loves this bear. from William Wood on Vimeo.How cute is that?!?!! ————————————- Evan After Surgery from William Wood on Vimeo.This is a description of what Evan is hooked up to in the PCTU at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital after his Norwood procedure on July 28, 2011. ————————————- Do you have your tickets? from William Wood on Vimeo.What tickets you ask? to the GUN SHOW of course. (Evan flexes his wittle muscles for the ladies in this one.) ————————————- Evan is just like daddy. from William Wood on Vimeo. ————————————- Evan 21July2011 from William Wood on Vimeo.Three small clips of Evan. The first is right after birth when he was being wrapped…
Evan’s Condition
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Normal Heart vs. Evan’s Heart
I thought it would be good for everyone, especially me, to learn how the heart is supposed to work and how that is going to differ from little Evan’s heart. Once we understand how the hearts differ we can start to talk about what the doctor’s are going to do to make Evan’s heart work for him. A Normal Heart Watch this quick video to learn about how a normal heart functions. Here is a picture of a normal heart for reference as we continue. Tricuspid Atresia Evan’s heart condition is called tricuspid atresia. There are several different types of tricuspid atresia. Type 1 describes patients with normally related great arteries and occurs in 70-80% of tricuspid atresia Type 2 refers to patients with d-transposition of the great arteries and occurs in 12-25% of patients. Type 3 accounts for only 3-6% of the tricuspid atresia cases and involves more complex associated lesions such as l-transposition or malposition of the great arteries. Evan is suffering from tricuspid atresia with levo-transposition of the great arteries, type 3. Let’s break each of those terms down. Tricuspid – refers to the tricuspid valve, the valve between right atrium and the right ventricle.…
Treatment of TA/l-TGA
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These terms are new to us and will be to you. I know I get frustrated when I am reading something and someone uses terms or acronyms that I do not understand. Hopefully this will help sort everything out a little. Artery – Vascular tubes that pump blood away from the heart ASD – Atrial Septal Defect – a hole or opening between the left and right atria of the heart, causing oxygen poor and oxygen rich blood to mix. Critically necessary for Evan to live. If he wasn’t born with one, they would need to surgically make this hole (procedure called atrial septostomy) or ensure the patent foramen ovale doesn’t close after birth (by using prostaglandin drugs) CHD – Congenital Heart Disease – a defect of the heart present at birth Complex CHD – a CHD severe enough to require surgery in the first months of life Ductus Arteriosis – PDA – Before birth, the ductus arteriosus allows blood to bypass the baby’s lungs by connecting the pulmonary arteries (which supply blood to the lungs) with the aorta (which supplies blood to the body). Soon after the infant is born and the lungs fill with air, this blood vessel…
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