Cardiology Flashcards
MC birth defect
congenital heart disease
Left to Right shunts → acyanotic
the “D”s → ASD, VSD, PDA, AVSD
Right to Left shunts → cyanotic
the “T”s → ToF, TGA, TA, TA, TAPVC
obstructive lesions that cause congenital heart defects
coarctation of aorta pulmonary stensosis pulmonary atresia aortic stenosis aortic atresis (HLHS)
when there is a defect or communication between the left and right heart blood usually shunts _____
from left to right
why is cyanosis not typical in left to right shunts?
Pulmonary vascular resistance is less than systemic → increase in pulmonary blood flow occrs
Pulmonary vascular bed (after being exposed to excessive flow and pressure) undergoes vasoconstriction that becomes irreversible → increased pulmonary vascular resistance and shunt reversal
Eisenmenger Syndrome
MC type of atrial septal defect
secundum ASD → at fossa ovalis
endocardial cushion defect just above the AV valves associated with cleft mitral valve
Primum ASD
located near the SVC and often associated with anomalous pulmonary vein
Sinus venosus ASD
Atrial septal defect is often seen in
Holt-Oram Syndrome
How may large ASD present?
murmur
Treatment for Secundum ASD
heart cath to close the defect with plug like device
when in the cardiac cycle will shunting occur in ASD?
diastole
MC common congenital heart defect
Ventricular Septal Defect
Three types of VSD
membranous MC (below aortic valve)
muscular (often small and self limited)
infundibular
How will small VSD present?
loud blowing systolic murmur
How will moderate VSD present?
murmur and HF due to excessive pulmonary blood flow
Large VSD can cause ___ if not surgically closed during infancy
pulmonary hypertension
when is blood shunted with a VSD?
systole → excess blood goes directly to the lungs since RV in contracting
how are VSD surgically repaired?
patched
persistence of a normal fetal structure → commonly seen in premature infants and produces machine like murmur
Patent Ductus Arteriosus [PDA]
If an infant with PDA is cyanotic or has obstructive heart disease, what can you use to maintain the patency of PDA?
prostaglandin E