Congenital Heart Disease In Children

Question 1

What is CHD?

Answer 1

These are cardiac abnormalities arising as a result of a Defect in the structure or function of the heart and great vessels which is present at birth.

Question 2

Acynotic divided into:

1. Left-to-Right shunt
2. Outflow obstruction

Answer 2

1. Left-to-Right shunt
   a) ventricular septal defect 30%
   b) Persistent ductus arteriosus 12%
   c) Atrial septal defect 7%
2. Outflow obstruction
   a) Pulmonary stenosis 7%
   b) Aortic stenosis 5%
   c) Coarctation of the aorta 5%

Question 3

Cyanotic

Answer 3

a) Tetralogy of Fallot 5%
b) Transposition of the great arteries 5%
c) Atrioventricular septal defect 2%

Question 4

1. Left-to-Right shunts

a) Atrial septal defect?

Answer 4

ASD is divided into two main types

1. Secundum ASD
2. Partial atrioventricular SD (pAVSD )