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Cardiac Situs And The Segmental Approach Flashcards

1
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Label these three images in terms of Cardiac position.

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From left to right

  1. Dextroposition
  2. Mesoposition
  3. Levoposition
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Which position is this? And label the image?

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  1. Apex position

From left to right

  1. Levocardia
  2. Mesocardia
  3. Dextrocardia
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What is the difference between the two images?

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The left is a normal situs and the right is dextrocardia

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What does this image demonstrate?

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Dextrocardia in sub 4CH

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Label the images in terms of Visceral Situs?

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What does this image demonstrate?

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VSD with overriding Aorta

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What are segments? 4

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The anatomical structures which the cardiovascular structure system is divided for purposes of evaluation which include:
1. Systemic and pulmonary veins
2. Atria
3. Ventricles
4. Great arteries

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What does connectives describe?

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The anatomical sequence of the structures

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What does connections include? 3

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  1. Venous to atria (veno-atrial)
  2. Atria to ventricle
  3. Ventricle to great arteries (ventriculo arterial)
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What does concordants describe?

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Normal Sequential relationship between the hearts chambers, valves, and great vessels

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11
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What is a term used for concordant?

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Appropriate

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What does discordant refer to?

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Abnormal sequential relationship between chambers, valves, great vessels

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13
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What does commitment describe?

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The degree of abnormality of flow through the valves into ventricles and great vessels

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14
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What is an example of commitment?

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A valve which overrides a large VSD is committed to more than one ventricle

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15
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Commitment is assigned based on what rule?

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50% rule

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16
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In terms of commitment if more that _____% of a valve overrides a VSD, it is said to be committed

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50%

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17
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What does ambiguous mean?

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When precise identification of a chamber can not be determined

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18
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What are inlet/outlet anomalies? 2

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Anomalies of structure and flow
1. Into the ventricle (inlet)
2. Out of the ventricle (outlet)

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19
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What are things we would see in terms of congenital heart defects in the first 8 weeks of development? 4

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  1. Looping
  2. Twisting
  3. AV canal formation
  4. Septal formation
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20
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What is a segmental approach to CHD?

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A systematic approach to defining and characterizing congenital heart defects

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What does segmental approach to CHD focus on?

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Focuses on segments of the heart and connections between them

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How does segmental approach to CHD differ from old classification system?

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Differs based on the associated abnormalities

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23
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What are three steps for segmental approach of CHD?

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  1. Visceral atrial situs + atrial connections
  2. Orientation of the ventricles + connections
  3. Orientation of the great vessels + connections
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24
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What does cardiac position mean?

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Where the heart lies within the chest

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25
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What is right dextroposition?

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Most of the heart lies to the right of the sternum

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26
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What is midline mesoposition?

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Heart lies directly behind the sternum

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27
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What is left levoposition?

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Most of the heart lies to the left of the sternum

28
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What is normal cardiac position?

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Left - levoposition
The apex may still point to the left in any of these cases

29
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What does Step 1. visceral atrial situs refer to?

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The position of the atria in relation to the nearby anatomy

30
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In terms of step 1. Visceral atrial situs, it is standard to start with what window?

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Subcostal view

31
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What do we look at during step 1. Visceral atrial situs?

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  1. Identify which way the apex is pointing
  2. Identify atria
  3. Relate to surrounding structures
32
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What is cardiac position?

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The direction the apex points

33
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What is right- dextrocardia?

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Apex points to the right side of the body

34
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What is midline mesocardia?

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Apex lies under the sternum

35
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What is Left Levocardia?

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Apex points to the left

36
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What is the normal cardiac orientation?

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Left levocardia

37
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What is the process to determine dextrocardia? 4

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  1. Start with a transverse subcoastal sweep
  2. Determine visceral situs
  3. PLAX
  4. Label RT chest for the reading physician
38
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How many people are afflicted with Dextrocardia?

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1:12000 people

39
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If all organs are mirrored the correct term is what?

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Dextrocardia situs inversus totalis

40
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Individuals with Dextrocardia may be prone to what? 4

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  1. Esophageal, bronchial, cardio pulmonary disorders
  2. Endocardial cushion defect
  3. Pulmonary stenosis
  4. Double outlet RV
41
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What is a situs solitus (normal) visceral situs?

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  1. LT sided: Stomach, spleen, pancreas
  2. RT sided: Liver, cecum, appendix
42
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What is a situs inversus visceral situs?

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Mirror image of normal

43
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What is situs ambiguous?

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  1. Inconsistent organ placement
  2. Duplication/absence of organs
44
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What is atrial situs solitus (normal)?

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Morphologic RA is on the RT of the morphologic LA

45
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What is Atrial situs inversus?

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Morphologic RA is to the LT of the morphologic LA

46
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What is atrial situs ambiguous?

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Confident assignment of morphologic left and right atria cannot be made

47
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What does morphologic mean?

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Has morphologic features of that chamber

48
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What are some morphologic RA features that are defining? 5

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  1. Eustachian valve
  2. Venae cave
  3. Coronary sinus
  4. Chiari network
  5. RA appendage
49
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What are some definitive morphologic LA structures? 2

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  1. Pulmonary veins
  2. LA appendage
50
Q

What do we use to evaluate with venous segments position? 5

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  1. Hepatic veins
  2. IVC
  3. SVC
  4. Coronary sinus
  5. Pulmonary veins
51
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What are some identifiable features of veno-atrial connections? 2

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  1. Systemic venous return (SVC/IVC)
  2. Pulmonary venous return (Pulmonary veins)
52
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What are morphologic RV features? 7

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  1. Crescent shaped
  2. TV (3 leaflets)
  3. Large apical trabeculations
  4. Multiple small papillary muscles
  5. Moderator band
  6. Septal leaflet apically displaced
  7. Infundibulum
53
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What features define the morphologic LV? 5

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  1. Bullet shaped
  2. MV (2 leaflets)
  3. Two papillary muscles
  4. May have false tendons
  5. Inlet and outlet valves in continuity
54
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What is the crux?

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Where the atria and the ventricles meet at the center of the heart

55
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What is a bi-ventricular?

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One atrium connected to both ventricles

56
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What is uni-ventricular?

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Both atria connect to one ventricle

57
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What is common curx?

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Atria connect to ventricles through a single multi-leaflet structure

58
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What are some things we look for in terms of Ventriculo- arterial concordance? 4

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  1. AV and PV anatomically identical
  2. Look for fibrous continuity between AV and MV
  3. Look for overriding vessels
  4. Assess spatial relational of AV/PV in SAX
59
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In terms of ventricular-arterial connections, what are 3 main variations from normal?

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  1. Transposed connection
  2. Double outlet connection
  3. Single outlet connection
60
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What is a transposition of the great arteries in terms of ventricular arterial connections?

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  1. Main PA arises from the LV
  2. Aorta arises from the RV
61
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In terms of Ventriculo-arterial connections, what is double outlet connections?

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Both the great arteries arise from a single ventricle (almost always the RV)

62
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In terms of ventriculo-arterial connections, what is a single outlet connection? 2

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  1. Only 1 overriding great artery (aorta) coming from the ventricle
  2. Great arteries are fused into a single truncal artery with branches from the ventricle
63
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What are some defining features of the pulmonary trunk?

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Bifurcations to the branch PAs in the
1. LPA
2. RPA

64
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What are defining features in the Aorta?

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  1. Coronary arteries
  2. Branches (innominate a, LCC, LSC)

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