Cardiac Flashcards
Most common type of heart defect
Ventricular septal
Because mortality rate is ______, the population of people with CHDs is _____
Decreasing
Growing
3 Left-to-Right Shunt problems
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Persistent Ductus Arteriosus
- Atrial Septal Defect
3 Outflow problems
- Pulmonary Stenosis
- Aortic Stenosis
- Coarctation of the aorta
2 Cyanotic problems
- Tetralogy of Fallot
2. Transposition of the great arteries
Abnormal opening between the right and left atria
Atrial Septal Defect
Potential problems if an ASD is large
Hypertension, right side heart enlargement, cardiac heart failure, atrial arrhythmias, stroke
4 types of ASD
- Secundum
- Sinus Venosus Type
- Ostium Premium
- Coronary Sinus Atrial Septal Defect
Most common ASD
Secundum
Failure of the atrial septum to close during development
Secundum ASD
Drainage of the right pulmonary vein into the right atria instead of the left
Sinus Venosus Type ASD
Clefting of the mitral valve
Ostium Premium
Ostium Premium is commonly associated with what type of patients?
Down Syndrome
More rare type of ASD
Coronary Sinus ASD
Fontan Circulation
Similar to having one ventricle (VSD)
3 types of VSD
- Membranous
- Muscular
- Atrioventricular Canal Type VSD