Cardiovascular Flashcards
Blood shunts between atria, usually left to right
atrial septal defect
What are the signs and symptoms of atrial septal defect in children?
exercise intolerance, fatigue, possible heart failure, cyanosis
How do you diagnosis atrial sepal defect?
doppler
What is the treatment for atrial septal defect?
usually tolerated well until mid-late adulthood, then surgical catherterization
This is the most common congenital malformation
ventricular septal defect
What is eisenmenger syndrome?
ventricular shunt that reverses over time
persistence of the fetal vessel connecting pulmonary artery to the aorta
patent ductus arteriosus
Cyanotic newborn without respiratory distress
transposition of the great arteries
What is “egg on string” sign diagnostic of ?
transposition of great arteries
How do you treat transposition of great arteries?
early surgical repair via arterial switch operation (ASO), ideally within the first 14 days of life
incomplete fusion of endocardial cushions in development
A/V septal defect
What syndrome often coexists with av septal defect?
Down syndrome
Absent or diminished femoral pulses
coarctation of aorta
What is the “figure 3’ sign diagnostic of?
aortic coarctation
This is the leading cause of heart failure in the first month of life
coarctation of the aorta
