AVC, ECD, AVSD- Topic 10 Flashcards
AVC
Atrio-ventricular canal
ECD
endocardial cushion defect
AVSD
atrio-ventricular septal defects
AVSD/ECD/AVD Defects Definition
A deficiency or absence of septal tissue immediately above and/or below the normal plane of A-V Valves. The valves are abnormal in shape and/or function
*Incomplete fusion of the endocardial cushions which form primum atrial septum, A-V valves, and inlet ventricular septum
AVSD/ECD/AVD Defects Definition
A deficiency or absence of septal tissue immediately above and/or below the normal plane of A-V Valves. The valves are abnormal in shape and/or function
*Incomplete fusion of the endocardial cushions which form primum atrial septum, A-V valves, and inlet ventricular septum
A-V Canal Incidence of Congenital Heart Disease
8 per 1000 live births
AVSD is the _____ most common occurring CHD.
5th
AVSD is commonly associated with what conditions?
Down’s Syndrome and cardiac malformations such as TOF, DORV, SAS (subaortic stenosis)
AVSD is present in what percent of patients with heterotaxy syndrome?
60%
Heterotaxy Syndrome
Certain organs forming on the opposite side of the body; flipped
Heterotaxy Syndrome
Certain organs forming on the opposite side of the body; flipped
A-V Canal Morbidity/ Mortality
- Children with a complete AV canal fail to thrive in the first few months of life
- Pts may survive the first few years of life if PVR is high
- If AV canal is repaired between 4-6 months of life, survival is >80%
Why may patients survive the first few years of life with AV Canal if the PVR is high?
High PVR decreases left to right shunting, increases LVEF
ECD
consists of defects in lower atrial and upper ventricular septa and deficiencies in the mitral/tricuspid valves
ECD is also called what?
AVD, or AVSD
Types of AVSD
Complete (CAVSD)
Partial (PAVSD)
Transitional (TAVSD)
How else can AVSD be classified?
Balanced
Unbalanced
Balanced AVSD: Ventricle Size
Ventricles are equal in size
Balanced AVSD: Size
Size is relatively normal
Balanced AVSD: AV Valves
Both left and right AV valves may equally share the common AV valve orifice. This arrangement is termed balanced defect
Unbalanced AVSD: Ventricles
One of the ventricles may be hypoplastic (not formed completely); size will be different
Unbalanced AVSD: Ventricles
One of the ventricles may be hypoplastic (not formed completely); size will be different
When in embryology is the AVSD developed?
Day 27-37 Atrial and ventricular septation and development
Day 29: Outflow tract septation
AV septal defects occur at the embryonic age of what? When what happens?
34-36 days
Fusion of the endocardial cushions fail
*This occurs when the endocardial cushion fibroblasts fail to migrate normally to form the septum of the AVC