9 - The Heart Flashcards
Development of Heart (2)
Cardiac precursors originate in lateral mesoderm on 15th day
NOTCH PATHWAY!
1st heart field is left ventricle
Di-George Syndrome Gene
TBX1
Holt-Orm Syndrome Gene
TBX5
Noonan Syndrome
PTPN11 (Signaling Protein)
All ACYANOTIC diseases have what letter in them?
D - ASD, VSD, PDA
Congenital Heart Disease: ASD Gene
GATA4
Congenital Heart Disease: DiGeorge Syndrome Gene and Defined
TBX1 Gene Mutation
Abnormality in the development of third and fourth branchial arches
Congenital Heart Disease: DiGeorge Syndrome Mnemonic
CATCH-22
Cardiac Abnormality (VSD/ASD)
Abnormal facies
Thymic aplasia (recurrent infections)
Cleft Palate
Hypocalcemica (parathyroid defet)
Congenital Heart Disease: Teralogy of Fallot Gene
NOTCH-2
Congenital Heart Disease: Environmental Factors
Congenital rubella in 1st trimester –> PDA
Maternal diabetes –> TOF, VSD
Isotretinion (Accutane) –> Transposition of great vessels
Congenital Heart Disease: General Clinical Classifications - (5)
- Left-Right Shunt
- Right-Left Shunt
- Obstruction
- Shunt is an abnormal communication between the chambers or blood vessels
- Atresia: A complete obstruction of a chamber or vessel
Congenital Heart Disease: Left-Right Shunts
ACYANOTIC and have ‘D’
ASD, VSD, and PDA
Congenital Heart Disease: Right to Left Shunts
CYANOTIC and have ‘T’ (5Ts)
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transposition of great vessels (2 switched vessels)
Tricuspid Atresia
Truncus arteriosus (1 vessel)
Total Anaomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
Congenital Heart Disease: Obstructive Lesions (3)
- Coarctation of Aorta
- Aortic Stenosis
- Pulmonary Stenosis
Congenital Heart Disease: Left-Right Shunts - ASD Defined
Communication between left and right atrium
Not synonymous with patent foramen ovale (which closes 80% at age 2)
Classified based on its location
Congenital Heart Disease: Left-Right Shunts - ASD Types (3)
10% - Primum Type (associated with VSD)
90% Secundum (most common) and NOT associated with any conditions
Congenital Heart Disease: - Left-Right Shunts ASD C/F
Asymptomatic till the age of 30
Soft systolic murmur can be heard due to defect or pulmonary valve
Complications are rare
Low mortality
Congenital Heart Disease: Left-Right Shunts - ASD Treatment
Closure either by surgery or catheter
Congenital Heart Disease: Eisenmenger’s Syndrome
Left-Right Shunt (VSD, ASD, PDA) —–> Right-Left Shunt
Due to increased pulmonary blood flow –> pathologic remodeling of vasculature –> pulmonary HTN –> RVH to compensate
LATE CYANOSIS
Patent Foramen Ovale: 4)
Persistent defect even after 2 years of age
Unsealed flap opens when there is increased right ventricular pressure –> e.g. in coughing, snezzing, Valsalva
High risk of paradoxical embolization (if defect is large, any thrombus from right side can go into systemic circulation)