Heart failure may occur in structurally normal heart or in congenitally
diseased heart. Some congenital heart diseases may predispose to heart failure, in
different mechanisms and different pictures, as Fallot tetralogy, single ventricle,
muscular dystrophy associated cardiomyopathy and left ventricular non compaction.
The etiology of heart failure in those patients may be due to volume overload, pressure
overload or valve insufficiency. The medical treatment for such patients includes
diuretics, B blockers, ACE inhibitors, digoxin and anticoagulations.
Keywords: Atrial Septal Defect, Biomarkers, Cardiomyopathy, Congenital Heart
Disease, Echocardiography, Fontan, Heart Failure, Single Ventricle, Tetralogy of
Fallot.
