8. Outpatient Cardiology Flashcards
Supplemental labs for Kawasaki?
- Albumin <3
- Anemia for age
- Elevated ALT
- Plts >450,000 after 7 days
- WBC > 15,000
- Urine >10WBC/hpf
What age do you start pharmacotherapy for hypercholesterolemia?
8
What is management focus for hypercholesterolemia in children <8?
Weight management
Gene for Marfan?
Fibrillin 1 (FBN-1)
Besides Marfan, name 3 things associated with FBN-1
- Shprintzen-Goldberg
- Weill-Marchesani
- Ectopia lentis
TGFBR1
Loeys-Dietz
Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm
COL3A1
Ehlers-Danlos
ADAMTS10
Weill-Marchesani
ACTA2
Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm syndrome
Name meds used for patients with Marfans
- B-blockers (Marfan + Aortic root dilation)
- Losartan
- Can use ACEi, other ARBs, CCB in patients with B-blocker intolerance
How many BP to confirm diagnosis of HTN?
3
-Good to get ambulatory BP monitoring
What is pre-hypertension?
Average systolic or diastolic BP that is >90%, but <95%
What intervention for pre-hypertension?
Lifestyle modifications
Repeat BP in 6 months
SEM at RUSB
Blowing decrescendo diastolic murmur
Systolic ejection click apex
AR
Patient with AS/AI + a systolic ejection click
Bicuspid aortic valve
Why do you see a widened pulse pressure in AI (mod-severe)?
- Increased systolic BP because increased SV that causes distension of peripheral arteries
- Reduced diastolic BP because regurg into LV leads to rapid fall in pressure
High-pitched, blowing, holosystolic murmur at apex of chest
MR
How is rheumatic fever diagnsoed?
Jones criteria
Jones criteria?
Evidence of group A strep infection &
2 Major
or
1 Major + 2 Minor
Major Jones critera?
- Migratory arthritis
- Carditis/Valvulitis
- CNS involvement/Syndenham chorea
- Erythema marginatum
- Subcutaneous nodules
Minor Jones criteria?
- Arthralgia
- Fever
- Elevated ESR/CRP
- Prolonged PR interval
What abx for 5 year old with rheumatic fever and PCN allergy?
Cephalexin x 10 days
-Also azithromycin x5 days or clindamycin x10 days
What feature of syncope is most concerning?
Syncope with exertion
High risk criteria that prompt hospitalization or intensive evaluation following syncope?
- Severe structural or coronary artery disease (HF, low LVEF, previous MI)
- Clinical/ECG features that suggest arrhythmic syncope: Syncope during exertion or supine, palpitations at time of syncope, family history of SCD, non-sustained VT, bifasicular block (LBBB or RBBB combined with left anterior or left posterior fascicular block) or other intraventricular conduction abnormalities with QRS duration >120ms), inadequate sinus bradycardia (<50bpm) or SA block in absence of negative chronotopric medications or physical training, pre-excited QRS complex, prolonged or short QT interval, RBBB pattern with ST elevation in leads V1-V3 (Brugada), negative T-waves in right precordial leads, epsilon waves and ventricular later potential suggestive of ARVC
Name 2 non-cardiac things to evaluate with syncope
- Anemia
2. Electrolyte distrubance
Gold standard for diagnosis of myocarditis?
Endomyocardial biopsy
What % of cases does endomyocardial biopsy yield diagnostic information?
10-20%
True or False; Biopsy is a class IIb recommendation in the current ACA/AHA guidelines for treatment of heart failure
True
What accounts for the findings of cardiomegaly, LVH and flow murmur in a patient with sickle cell anemia?
Chronic anemia (which leads to increased CO causing murmur and enlarged heart)
What ECG findings can you see in patients with sickle cell disease?
Prolonged PR interval, non-specific ST changes
What causes cardiac abnormalities in patients with thalassemia major?
Iron overload
BP cuff should have a bladder that is at least what % of the arm circumference?
80%
Less than this can cause falsely elevated measurements
How should a patient be positioned when taking a BP?
Seated with black flat to a firm surface and arm at heart level (if below, can lead to venous congestion and falsely elevated readings)
What are the 5 Korotkoff sounds?
1: SBP- First appearance of faint clear tapping sounds that gradually increase and are heard for at least 2 consecutive beats
2: Softening of sounds, can be swishing in nature
3: Sounds become more sharp and crisp again compared to phase 2, but less intense than phase 1
4: Distinct abrupt muffling of sounds, becomes soft and blowing
5: Point at which all sounds disappear- Use this for DBP
Cause of a systolic ejection murmur in isolated ASD?
Increased stroke volume across a normal pulmonary valve
Cause of diastolic flow murmur in isolated ASD?
Increased volume in RA across tricuspid valve (if Qp:Qs >2:1)
Older patient with isolated ASD, S2 splits with expiration and is prominent…cause?
Decreased L-R shunting due to increased PA pressures
Prominent S2 + Paradoxical splitting = High PA pressures
- Inspiration: RV outflow increases and splitting resolves
- Expiration: RV outflow decreases and increased PA pressures resulting in faster/louder closure of the pulmonary valve
-If decrease in L-R shunt was from the ASD becoming smaller… you would expect the splitting to be physiologic and the P2 to be of normal intensity
Signs of pulmonary overcirculation in an infant?
- Poor feeding
- Tachypnea
- Poor weight gain
1st med to start with pulmonary overcirculation?
Lasix 1mg/kg/dose BID
2/6 early systolic murmur best heard between apex and LLSB, low pitched, musical quality, best heard with bell of stethoscope and decreases with Valsalva
Stills
Common innocent murmur of childhood
Stills
What % of school-age children can you periodically hear a Still’s murmur in?
75-85%
Cause of Stills murmur?
Unknown…Theories: Physiologic narrowing of LVOT, systolic/diastolic hypermobility of MV chordae, small aortic diameter, presence of LV false tendon, increased aortic flow volume and velocity
What happens to murmur in HCM with Valsalva or standing?
Becomes louder (decreased venous return)
What happens to Still’s murmur with Valsalva or standing?
Becomes softer (decreased venous return)
Term infant with 2/6 mid-systolic murmur best heard in axilla and back
PPS
Which infants ae more likely to have PPS murmur?
Premature
Low birthweight
A PPS murmur should disappear in 2/3 of infants by what age?
6 weeks
Where is a PPS murmur classically heard?
Axilla and back
If you hear a PPS murmur after what age should you evaluate for branch PS?
Past 6-9 months
Where do you hear a PS murmur?
LUSB
Two defects with continuous murmur?
- PDA
2. AV fistula
Who needs endocarditis prophylaxis?
-Prosthetic valves: Bioprosthetic/homograft
-Prosthetic material used for cardiac valve repair
-Prior IE
-Unrepaired cyanotic CHD: Includes palliative shunts and conduits
-First 6 months after repair of CHD with prosthetic material or device (surgery or catheter based)
Repaired CHD with residual defects at the site or adjacent to the site of the prosthetic device
-Valvulopathy (substantial leaflet pathology and regurg) in a transplanted heart
What types of procedures require SBE prophylaxis?
- Dental (manipulation of gingival tissue or periapical region of teeth, or perforation of oral mucosa)
- Skin procedures
- Musculoskeletal procedures
- Only respiratory if there is incision/biopsy of respiratory tract mucosa
- Only GI/GU if there is active infection
- No for C-section or vaginal delivery unless there is infection (chorioamionitis)
What bacteria are responsible for the most IE?
Gram + Cocci (viridans group strep)
What is 1st line therapy for SBE prophylaxis?
Amoxicillin
What are SBE prophylaxis alternatives for someone allergic to PCN?
- Cephalexin
- Clindamycin
- Azithromycin
- Clarithromycin
What is the greatest RF for development of cardiotoxicity in children who have undergone chemotherapy?
Total accumulated anthracycline dose
What are the 3 phases of anthracycline-related cardiotoxicity?
- Acute
- Early onset chronic progressive cardiomyopathy
- Late onset toxicity
Describe acute phase toxicity for anthracycline related cardiotoxicity
- Within 1 week of infusion (higher doses can cause cardiac dysfunction immediately)
- Often transient
- Wide range of findings (minor ECG abnormalities, sinus tachycardia to severe ventricular dysfunction and fulminant heart failure)
- Occurs in 1% of peds patients
When does early onset chronic progressive cardiomyopathy occur in anthracycline related cardiotoxicity?
Within 1 year
What % of patients develop early onset chronic progressive cardiomyopathy in anthracycline related cardiotoxicity?
2% of patients
Describe findings in early onset chronic progressive cardiomyopathy in anthracycline related cardiotoxicity?
Non-transient depression in myocardial function that’s due to damage or death of myocytes
When does late onset toxicity occur in anthracycline related cardiotoxicity?
At least 1 year after treatment
Within 6 years of treatment, 65% of kids who got what dose of anthracycline have some abnormality of cardiac structure or function?
228-550
What is the risk of clinical HF 15-20 years following chemotherapy with anthracyclines?
4-5%
True or False: Children with PAH are more likely to initially present with syncope or near-syncopal episodes than with right heart failure
True
Most likely presenting symptoms of PAH in children?
Dyspnea
Fatigue
Syncope
Near-syncope
*Kids are unlikely to present with right heart failure as an initial finding
Who has lower mortality: People who develop PAH from unrepaired CHD or people with idiopathic/hereditary PAH?
PAH from unrepaired CHD
*Takes fore time for secondary PAH to develop
Patients with what other condition are at risk for coronary complications due to hyperlipidemia?
DM