12. Multiple Cardiac Anomalies- Exam 3 Flashcards
Cor Triatriatum=
heart with 3 apparent atria (tri-atrial heart)
-the left atrium (cor triatriatum sinistrum) or right atrium (cor triatriatum dextrum) is divided into 2 parts by a fold of tissue, a membrane, or a fibromuscular band
Cor Triatriatum: left atrium is known as
cor triatriatum sinistrum
–Misdiagnosed frequently as asthma, mitral stenosis or obstructed pulmonary venous return
Cor Triatriatum: right atrium is known as
cor triatriatum dextrum
–extremely rare
Cor Triatriatum- The membrane that separates the atrium into 2 parts varies significantly in size and shape.
•may be what 3 options
- a diaphragm
- funnel-shaped, bandlike, entirely intact (imperforate)
- contains 1 or more openings (fenestrations) ranging from small, restrictive-type to large and widely open
when/how does the Cor Triatriatum develop
-occurs when the common pulmonary vein fails to incorporate the pulmonary circulation into the left atrium.
•The result is a septum-like structure that divides the left atrium into 2 compartments
describe the development of the Cor triatriatum dextrum
- During embryogenesis, the original embryologic RA forms the trabeculated anterior portion of the RA
- Complete persistence of the right sinus valve of embryonic life results in separation of the smooth and trabeculated portions of the right atrium and constitutes cor triatriatum dextrum
he development of the Cor triatriatum dextrum forms a sheet that serves to do what?
serves to direct the oxygenated venous return from the IVC across the foramen ovale to the left side of the heart
If sheet formed from the Cor triatriatum dextrum is fenestrated and weblike, then it is referred to as the?
Chiari network
Cor Triatriatum mortality rate
may exceed 75% in untreated symptomatic infants.
•Severe obstruction = poor prognosis
The morbidity and mortality of cor triatriatum sinistrum is high in those who are symptomatic in infancy. Why?
due to the severely restrictive opening in the accessory membrane and the association with major cyanotic or acyanotic congenital heart lesions
Cor Triatriatum: surgery notes
- Performed soon after diagnosis
- Median sternotomy
- CPB + XC
- XC time is short
Cor Triatriatum: CPB considerations
- Procedure will be quick if the Pulmonary Veins are not involved
- Mild to “drift” cooling
- Circulatory arrest if a small child or Pulmonary veins involved
Cor Triatriatum: arterial and venous cannulation
Aortic Arterial cannulation
Bicaval cannulation: (open procedure)
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA)=
the ductus arteriosus fails to close normally in an infant soon after birth.
•Leads to abnormal blood flow between the aorta and pulmonary artery (A-P shunt)
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA): describe the flow
Allows antegrade flow from the RV to aorta prior to birth
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA): difference in flow if it is open or closed
If closes: All flow out the aorta
If open: shunt Ao-PA (L->R due to ↓ PVR)
PDA size determines flow and Qp/QS
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA): Extensive aortic runoff w/low aortic diastolic pressure will cause what?
organ hypoperfusion
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA) is common in what demographics (4)
- affects girls more often than boys.
- common in premature infants and those with neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
- seen in Down’s syndrome
- common in babies with congenital heart problems, such as hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), transposition of the great vessels (TGV/TGA), and pulmonary stenosis
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA): If a large PDA is not corrected, then what can happen
-the pressures in the pulmonary arteries may become very high do to volume from the aorta.
-Shunt reversal can occur
•This situation is called “Eisenmenger’s syndrome”, a condition which may result from several similar abnormalites.
Eisenmenger’s syndrome=
Shunt reversal
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA): goal of treatment? what the exception?
- The goal of treatment, if the rest of circulation is normal or close to normal, is to close the PDA.
- In the presence of certain other heart problems, such as HLHS the PDA may actually be lifesaving and medicine may be used to prevent it from closing
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA): Sometimes, a PDA may close on its own. Premature babies have a high rate of closure within the first __ years of life. In full-term infants, a PDA rarely closes on its own after the first few ____
2 years
weeks
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA): treatment via cath lab to close it
- A transcatheter device closure is a minimally invasive procedure that uses a thin, hollow tube.
- The doctor passes a small metal coil or other blocking device through the catheter to the site of the PDA. This blocks blood flow through the vessel.
Patent Ductus Arteriosis (PDA): treatment via OR to close it
- Surgery may be needed if the catheter procedure does not work or cannot be used.
- Surgery involves making a small cut between the ribs (thoracotomy) to tie off the PDA