Chapter 26: Cardiac Flashcards
What kind of shunts cause cyanosis?
Right to left shunts
Why do children squat in right to left shunts?
To increase SVR and decrease right to left shunts
R -> L shunts cause cyanosis. What can this lead to?
Polycythemia, strokes, brain abscess, endocarditis
Shift from L -> R shunt to R -> L shunt
Eisenmenger’s syndrome
What causes Eisenmenger’s syndrome?
Increasing pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and pulmonary HTN; this condition is generally irreversible
What do left to right shunts cause?
CHF: manifests as failure to thrive, increased HR, tachypnea, hepatomegaly; CHF in children, hepatomegaly
What is the first sign of a left to right shunt?
Hepatomegaly
L -> R shunts (CHF)
VSD, ASD, PDA
R -> L shunts (cyanosis)
tetralogy of Fallot
Connection between descending aorta and left pulmonary artery (PA); blood shunted away from lungs in utero
Ductus arteriosus
Connection between portal vein and IVC; blood shunted away from liver in utero
Ductus venosum
Fetal circulation:
- To placenta
- From placenta
to placenta: 2 umbilical arteries
from placenta: 1 umbilical vein
MC congenital heat defect
VSD (L -> R shunt)
% of VSD that close spontaneously
80% (usually by age 6 months)
Usually cause symptoms after 4-6 weeks of life, as PVR decrease, and shunt increased
Large VSDs (can get CHF - tachypnea, tachycardia - and failure to thrive)
Medical treatment: VSD
Diuretics and digoxin
Usually timing of repair:
- Large VSDs (shunt > 2.5)
- Medium VSDs (shunt 2-2.5)
Large: 1 year of age
Medium: 5 years of age
Most common reason for earlier repair of VSD
Failure to thrive
L->R shunt
- Usually symptomatic when shunt > 2 -> CHF (SOB, recurrent infections)
- Can get paradoxical emboli in adulthood
- Medical tx: diuretics and digoxin
Atrial septal defect
Most common (80%); centrally located ASD
Ostium secundum
Can have mitral valve and tricuspid valve problems; frequent in Down’s syndrome
Ostium primum (or atrioventricular canal defects or endocardial cushion defects)
Usual timing of repair ASD
1-2 years of age (age 3-6 months with canal defects)
VSD
Pulmonic stenosis
Overriding aorta
RVH
Tetralogy of Fallot
MC congenital heart defect that results in cyanosis
Tetralogy of Fallot
Medical treatment: tetralogy of fallot
Beta-blocker
Usual timing of repair: tetralogy of fallot
3-6 months of age
Repair: tetralogy of fallot
RV outflow tract obstruction (RVOT) removal, RVOT enlargement, and VSD repair
L-> R shunt
- Requires surgical repair through left thoracotomy if it persists
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
Causes PDA to close; rarely successful beyond neonatal period
Indomethacin
Most common cause of death in the United States
Coronary artery disease
Risk factors: coronary artery disease
Smoking, HTN, male gender, family history, hyperlipidemia, diabetes
Medical treatment: coronary artery disease
Nitrates, smoking cessation, weight loss, statin drugs, ASA
Branches of left main coronary artery branches
Left anterior descending (LAD) and circumflex (Cx) arteries