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8/18- Congenital Heart Disease Flashcards

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A child with cyanotic heart disease most likely has a heart defect that shunts?

A. Right to left

B. Left to right

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A child with cyanotic heart disease most likely has a heart defect that shunts?

A. Right to left

B. Left to right

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Which of the following patients is most likely to have irreversible pulmonary hypertension?

A. A 10 yo with tetrology of Fallot

B. A 1 yo with muscular VSD

C. A 10 yo with truncus arteriosus

D. A 10 yo with ASD

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Which of the following patients is most likely to have irreversible pulmonary hypertension?

A. A 10 yo with tetrology of Fallot

B. A 1 yo with muscular VSD

C. A 10 yo with truncus arteriosus

D. A 10 yo with ASD

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Epidemiology of Congenital Heart Disease

  • Child
  • Adult
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Child

  • Most common heart disease
  • May become symptomatic with transitional circulation
  • Most repaired in childhood–but sequelae

Adult

  • >85% childhood CHD become adults
  • More adults with CHD than children (repaired lesions)
  • Most cardiologosits trained in CHD are pediatric…
  • Short and long term sequelae require care*
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What is the definition of congenital heart disease?

Non-heart structures affected?

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  • Structural malformations
  • Present at birth
  • Result from abnormal embryogenesis (3-8 wks gestation)

Associated extracardiac anomalies: 16-39%

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What is a shunt (basic def)?

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Abnormal communication between systemic and pulmonary circulation

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In a shunt, the direction and amount of blood flow is determined by what factors?

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  • Size of defect
  • Vascular resistance
  • Pressure gradient
  • Distensibility of chambers
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Clinical consequences of a shunt?

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  • Increased blood flow in one circulation; decreased in the other
  • Decreased oxygen in systemic circulation
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What is cyanosis (def)?

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Arterial O2 desaturation with > 3-5 gm/dL of unsaturated Hb

  • Blue discoloration of nailbeds and mucus membranes
  • Clubbing: convexity of nailbed +/- expansion of distal end of digit
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Functional classifications of shunts? Examples?

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1. Left to right shunt (systemic -> pulmonary)

  • ASD
  • VSD
  • PDA

2. Right to left shunt (pulmonary -> systemic)

  • Tetrology of Fallot
  • TV atresia
  • Truncus arteriosus
  • TAPVC
  • TGA
  • HLHS

3. Obstructions

  • Coarction of aorta
  • Valve stenosis or atresia
  • Subvalve or supravalve stenosis
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Functional consequences due to changes in what factors?

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  • Oxygen saturation
  • Blood volume
  • Blood pressure
  • Ultimate effects on tissue perfusion*
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Evaluation of pts with CHD

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Physical exam:

  • Murmurs, thrills, heart sounds, pulses/BP/ cyanosis (upper and lower extremity differences)

CXR

ECG

Labs:

  • Arterial blood gas
  • Lactate

Diagnostic

  • Echocardiogram
  • Cardiac cath
  • Cardiac MRI
  • CT angiography
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What are the left to right shunts?

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  • ASD
  • VSD
  • PDA
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Characteristics of left to right shunts?

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  • Increased pulmonary blood flow
  • Decreased systemic CO
  • No direct effect on oxygenation
  • > Pulmonary edema
  • > Congestive Heart Failure
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What are the 3 major types of atrial septal defects? What percentage of all CHD do these comprise?

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ASD are 10% of all congenital heart defects 3 major types:

  1. Secundum
  2. Primum
  3. Sinus venosus
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Which ASD is the most common?

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Secundum (90%)

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What causes secundum ASD/where does it occur?

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Valve of foramen ovale (septum primum) not well developed

  • usually an isolated lesion
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What are the consequences/effects of ASD?

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  • Increased RA and RV preload -> dilation
  • Increased pulmonary bloodflow (but not pressure)
  • High RV compliance
  • Slow increase in PA pressure

Usually asymptomatic until ~age 30

  • Pulmonary HTN
  • RV heart failure

Large ASD:

  • Early heart failure
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Treatment of ASD?

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Repair

  • ASD closure device or patch
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VSDs are responsible for __% of all CHDs

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VSDs are responsible for 40% of all CHDs

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What are the 3 major types of VSD? Which is the most common?

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  1. Membranous (perimembranous)
  2. Infundibular (conal septal)
  3. Muscular Peri/Membranous is the most common (90%)
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What is this?

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Membranous ventricular septum (light shining through)

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What is this?

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Perimembranous VSD

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What are the consequences/effects of VSD?

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  • Increased pulmonary blood flow AND pressure
  • Increased LV preload/volume
  • Decreased CO
  • > Pulmonary edema
  • > Congestive Heart Failure (left sided! volume load on left side)

Size affects symptoms!

Symptom onset often with drop in neonatal pulmonary vascular resistance

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Spontaneous closure of perimembranous VSD may be due to what? Muscular VSD?

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Perimembranous VSD: adherence of TV

Muscular VSD: growth of heart muscle

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What is shown here on the left? right?
**Left:** perimembranous VSD (clsoed by TV adherence) **Right**: muscular VSD (closed by heart muscle growth)
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How is VSD treated? When to treat?
- May close spontaneously - Usually patch closure if no spontaneous closure _When considering repair, think of:_ - Likelihood of spontaneous closure (usually before 5 yo) - Severity of clinical Sx (may correlate with size of defect) - Risk of irreversible pulmonary HTN (unusual before 2 yo)
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What are the long term sequelae for patching a VSD?
- Infective endocarditis (prosthetic patch) - Patch dehiscence - Arrhythmias
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What is the "dreaded" complication for a left to right shunting lesion?
Pulmonary HTN and shunt reversal - Uncontrolled, persistent increased pulmonary pressure/resistance will reverse the direction of a left to right shunt - \> Late onset cyanosis Irreversible pulmonary HTN is the dreaded complication of a L to R shunt - Once it develops, repair of defect is not indicated
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What are CHDs of Right to Left shunt? How may they be divided?
_Decreased pulmonary bloodflow (more common):_ - Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) - TV atresia _Increased pulmonary bloodflow:_ - Truncus arteriosus - TAPVC - TGA - HLHS
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Characteristics of right to left shunts with decreased pulmonary blood flow?
_(Decreased pulmonary bloodflow)_ Associated with: - R sided obstruction distal to shunt (e.g decreased pulmonary outflow tract), OR - Elevated pulmonary pressure Desaturated venous blood enters systemic circulation - \> cyanotic congenital heart disease - \> poor tissue oxygenation
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What is the Tetaralogy of Fallot (TOF)?
Malaligned outflow tract septum resulting in: - SubPA (RVOT) stenosis - VSD - Aortic over-ride of VSD - RV hypertrophy Stenosis severity determines direction of magnitude and shunt
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What is this?
Tetralogy of Fallot
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Physiology (consequences) of TOF?
- Increased RV preload/volume - Increased afterload/pressure -\> RV dilated and hypertrophied (more blood going into aorta; more returning to right A/V -\> R sided failure) - PA is small (hypoblastic) - Aorta s dilated
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What are the systemic consequences of TOF?
**Poor tissue oxygenation** - Hypoxemia and polycythemia - Cyanosis that worsens with exercise - Clubbing after 3 mo of age **Paroxysmal hypoxia** - RVOT spasms - (TET spells)
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How is TOF treated?
Surgical repair: as early as feasible - Improve tissue perfusion - Decrease risk of post-operative arrhythmias Common follow-up = valve replacement before pulmonary regurg causes permanent problems with volume load on \_ventricle
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What is the most common form of cyanotic congenital heard disease?
Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)
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TOF is responsible for \_\_% of congenital heart disease?
TOF is responsible for **5%** of congenital heart disease?
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What is the current survival rate of TOF?
**\> 75-80% 30 yrs** TOF is one of the most common anomalies seen in adult with congenital heart disease
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What is TV atresia? Characteristics? Consequences?
CHD that involves a **right to left** shunt and **decreased** pulmonary blood flow - Obligate RA -\> LA shunt at atrial septum (no communication between R heart and pulmonary artery?) - Increased LA and LV volume - Pulmonary blood flow is dependent on VSD usually decreased - \> cyanotic CHD
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What is truncus arteriosus? Characteristics? Consequences?
CHD that involves a **right to left** shunt and **increased** pulmonary blood flow - Due to failure of embryonic truncus and usually outflow tract of heart to develop a septum - Single great artery gives rise to aorta, pulmonary, and coronary arteries - Single semilunar (truncal) valve that may be stenotic or regurgitant _Consequences:_ - Variably increased pulmonary bloodflow - High risk for pulmonary HTN - \> cyanotic CHD)
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What is TAPVC?
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection - Obligate **right -\> left shunt** at atrial septum - Pulmonary veins don't connect to LA May connect to various sites: - Most common = innominate vein _Consequences:_ - Increased RA and RV volume - Increased pulmonary bloodflow -\> cyanotic CHD
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Most obstructive lesions are \_\_\_
Most obstructive lesions are **valvular**
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Physiology (characteristics) of obstructive lesions?
- High pressure proximal to obstruction - Decreased bloodflow distal to obstruction
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What is shown here?
Obstructive lesion: aortic valve stenosis
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Treatment for obstructive lesions?
- Balloon repair - Valve replacement

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