AVSD/VSD/ASD Flashcards
4 month old male who presents to clinic for evaluation of a heart murmur that was first
heard at 2 weeks of age.
• He has been sweating and tiring with feeds and has not been growing as well lately. Still has good activity level.
• No cyanosis, edema, or syncope. He was a term vaginal delivery. Mom had advanced maternal age but no perinatal complications.
– HR 154 (120-140 is goal) – RR 45 – BP 78/40 – Pulse ox: 98% – Weight 4 kg (birth weight 3 kg, low wt gain) – Length 64 cm is normal;
What is concerning about this?
These are signs for CHF; tachycardia/tachypnea/ murmur and low wt gain despite normal growth
Same baby as before, on physical exam
– Gen: alert, NAD
– HEENT: + up slanting palpebral fissures, + epicanthal folds, flat nasal bridge, no perioral cyanosis, short neck
– Lungs: CTA bilaterally, + tachypnea, subcostal retractions
– CV: active precordium, normal S1 and S2, II/VI systolic murmur heard best at LSB, 2+/4+ pulses bilaterally
– Abdomen: + bowel sounds, non-distended, soft, liver edge palpable 4 cm below RCM (should be 1 cm)
– Ext: warm and well-perfused, CR < 3 seconds. No clubbing, cyanosis, or edema.
Genetic syndrome?
Down syndrome; trisomy 21
upward slanting eyes, epicanthic folds, flat facies
systolic murmur at LSB and the liver palpable 4 cm below suggests cardiac anomalies
What cardiac defect is present in 40% of pts with Down syndrome?
AV Septal or Endocardial Cushion Defect
How many endocardial cushions do we have, when do they appear?
4 endocardial cushions
– superior,
– inferior,
– 2 lateral cushion
• Appear at end of the 4th week of gestation
Endocardial cushions appear at end of the 4th week of gestation
– Initially, AV canal only gives access to the
primitive left ventricle
• In 5th week, AV canal enlarges to the_____ and blood flow into both the primitive right and left
ventricle
right
Fusion of superior and inferior cushions result in
division of AV canal into right and left AV orifices (end of 5th week)
Endocardial cushions participate in formation of the
membranous portion of________ and in closure of _______
interventricular septum
primum septum
AV septal defects
1. AV valve leaflest insert at same level of:
- See unwedged ________ displacement of aortic valve
- Elongated _______
- Cleft in the ______
cardiac crux
anterior displacement of the aortic valve
– Elongated LVOT
– Cleft in left AV valve
AVSD is spectrum disease. We have a tongue of tissue dividing the common AV valve into a R and L component via connecting the _______ and ______ bridging leaflets centrally
anterior and posterior
What happened embroyologically to cause the defect seen?
this is an AVSD… d/t endocardium cushion defect
24 y/o M presents to your office after moving to this area for Graduate school
– No significant PMHx known except was told he had a murmur during childhood
• Never hospitalized/ No surgeries/ No medications
– Does remember needing to take antibiotics prior to dental visits
• Active lifestyle – working out 2-3 times a week without fatigue or intolerance
Gen: Well nourished, young adult
• HEENT: MMM, EOMI, clear pharynx, no JVD or cervical lymphadenopathy
• Lungs: CTA bilaterally, no accessory muscle
• Abd: Soft, NT, ND, (+)BS
• Ext: no C/C/E, WWP, intact distal pulses
• Heart: Faint thrill over the precordium, no RV lift, and you hear a harsh holosystolic sound from S1 to S2
Dif Dx?
- VSD
- Mitral regurg and tricuspid regurg
- Severe pulmonic stenosis
All cause holosystolic murmurs from S1 to S2
You hear a harsh holosystolic murmur on exam of a patient goes from S1 to S2… whats your next step?
Echo
VSD classified according to their relationship to anatomic landmarks on the
right side of the septum
Four types of VSD
Membranous
– Outlet/subarterial
– Trabecular muscular
– Inlet
Inlet type VSD is commonly associated with
Downs
Most common location of VSD
Perimembranous
Quick review on location of VSD: better image
VSD’s with significant shunts can result in 4 major complications:
– CHF secondary to large volume L–>R shunt
– LV dysfunction as a late consequence of chronic volume overload
– Pulmonary HTN with eventual reversal of the shunt to R–>L
(Eisenmenger’s syndrome)
– Bacterial endocarditis
Magnitude of the VSD shunt determined by
VSD size and pulmonary vascular resistance
In VSD, a_________ defect has resistance to shunt at the VSD; creates a gradient between LV and RV
Restrictive
Survival in pts with VSD:
Spontaneous closure = ______
• 25 year survival
– Small =
– Moderate =
– Large =
– Eisenmenger =
normal
– Small = 96%
– Moderate = 86%
– Large = 61%
– Eisenmenger = 42%
Some comlications of small VSD in adulthood
– Spontaneous closure = 10%
– Endocarditis = 11%
– Aortic regurgitation = 20%
– Arrhythmias = 9%
• Double chamber RV
• Exercise intolerance
VSD-Late Post-op Complications
- Endocarditis
- Aortic regurgitation
- Tricuspid regurgitation
- Heart block
- LV obstruction
In fetal circulation, where is the highest oxygenated blood?
in the IVC
What structures in fetal circulation allow shunting?
Ductus venosus to bypass the liver
Foramen ovale to bypass the lungs
PDA to connect pulmonary artery/aorta for any blood that got through
Which direction does shunting occur in fetal devo?
Will occur from high to low resistance.. high resistance is in the lungs
How does the brain and body receive oxygenated blood in utero?
Blood then passes into the left ventricle –> then to the aorta –>blood is sent to the heart muscle itself in addition to the brain from Ascending aorta and to the body from descending aorta