Congenital heart diseases Flashcards

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Most common congenital heart diseases in dogs

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Pulmonic stenosis

Subarotic stenosis

Patent duct arteriosus

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Most common congenital heart diseases in cats

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Ventricular septal defect

Tricuspid dysplasia

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Standard echocardiographic views

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RPS long axis 4 chamber view

RPS long axis 5 chamber view (slightly rotated probe)

RPS short axis view at papillary muscle level (left atrial size and LA:Ao ratio)

RPS short axis view at heart base (to view pulmonary artery and check for stenosis)

Left apical 5 chamber view

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MV/TV dysplasia murmur

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Murmur more apical, close to the sternum

Soft sound

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Congenital heart disease murmurs

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MV/TV dysplasia

Pulmonic stenosis/aortic stenosis

PDA

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Murmur of pulmonic stenosis/aortic stenosis

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High in the chest

Quite a harsh sound

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Murmur of PDA

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Continuous murmur

During systole and diastole, a bit louder in systole

Even higher in the chest, in the axilla area

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Pulmonary stenosis

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Most common congenital heart disease

Common in boxers!, bulldogs, GSDs etc.

usually asymptomatic if murmur discovered early

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Physical examination of pulmonic stenosis

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Left-sided systolic heart murmur, PMI heart base
§ Murmur grade generally correlates with stenosis severity

Normal pulse quality

If right sided CHF
§ Distended jugular veins
§ Hepatomegaly
§ Ascites

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Diagnosis of pulmonic stenosis

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Thoracic radiographs

ECG

Echocardiography

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Valvular stenosis (right ventricular outflow tract obstruction)

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A type of pulmonic stenosis

Most common

Type A: pulmonic leaflet thickening and fusion (normal PA diameter)

Type B: pulmonic annular hypoplasia and markedly thickened leaflets

OR type A and B

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Subvalvular/infundibular stenosis (right ventricular outflow tract obstruction)

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Anomalous prepulmonic coronary artery

Two coronary arteries but one hole

Compression of coronary arteries

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Dianosis of subvalvular/infudibular pulmonary stenosis

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Echocardiography

Angiography

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Treatment of subvalvular/infudibular pulmonary stenosis

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NOT balloon valvuloplasty

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14
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Supravalve stenosis

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Rare - 0.3% of cases

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15
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Mild pulmonary stenosis

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PA Vmax <3.5m/s

PG <50mmHg

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Moderate pulmonary stenosis

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PA Vmax 3.5-4.5 m/s

PG 50-80 mmHg

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Severe pulmonary stenosis

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PA Vmax >4.5 m/s

PG >80mmHg

18
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Treatment of mild pulmonary stenosis

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No clinical signs

No therapy is needed

Excellent prognosis

19
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Treatment of moderate pulmonary stenosis

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Balloon valvuloplasty is only indicated if it is associated with tricuspid dysplasia and/or right-to-left shunt (VSD or ASD)

20
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Treatment of severe pulmonary stenosis

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Balloon valvuloplasty

Surgery: path graft

Transpulmonary stent implantation

21
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Balloon valvuloplasty

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  • fracture, ruptures, or stretches the obstructive tissue
  • less traumatic and less risky than surgical options

Complications: arrhythmias, right bundle branch block, TV damage, death

Success is when pressure goes to < 50mmHg, not always possible

Contraindications
- PS caused by aberrent coronary artery > conservative BVP? Balloon 0.6-1x PA annulus

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Patch graft for pulmonary stenosis

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+/- beta blockers

Negative chronotropic and inotropic effects > improve coronary perfusion, decrease myocardial O2 consumption

23
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Transpulmonary stent implantation

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A little metallic tube to keep an artery open

Likely to become one of the main techniques

Indications
- Severe PS after unsuccessful routine balloon valvuloplasty
- Anomalous coronary arteries

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Patent ductus arteriosus

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Blood shunts from aorta to pulmonary artery

Overloads the lungs (volume)

Congestion of the capillaries and pulmonary oedema

25
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History and physical examination of PDA

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Young dogs are generally aymptomatic

Left sided CHF
§ Large ductus
§ Late diagnosis

Loud continuous left cranial murmur
§ V/VI > precordial thrill

Hyperdynamic femoral pulses

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Diagnosis of PDA

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Thoracic radiographs

Echocardiography

27
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Indications for PDA closure

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All left-to-right PDAs should be closed!
§ 50% 1 year survival rate if left uncorrected

If ductus is closed at an early age
§ Excellent prognosis
§ Normal life expectancy

If ductus remains patent
§ Left-sided CHF
§ Eisenmenger syndrome: pulmonary hypertension > reversed PDA (right-to-left)

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Eisenmenger syndrome

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Development of pulmonary hypertension associated with a shunting cardiac defect

Left-right shunt -> severe pulmonary vascular disease -> pulmonary hypertension -> shunt reversal right-left

29
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Treatment of PDA

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Surgical ligation

Transcatheter closure

30
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Surgical ligation of PDA

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(very) small dogs (<2-3kg)

Type III ductus

31
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Transcatheter closure of PDA

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Duct morphology

Ostium (minimal ductal diameter)

Reduce fluoroscopy exposure time

Contrast agents can be avoided

32
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Device used for transcatheter closure of PDA

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Amplatz canine duct occluder (ACDO)

  • high rate of complete ductal occlusion (no residual flow)
  • safe and short procedure
  • very low rate of device embolisation
33
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Contraindications of transcatheter or surgical closure

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Severe pulmonary hypertension with right to left shunt

Pulmonary hypertension with bidirectional shunt? Complex cases!
- Sildenafil, trial occlusion with invasive pressure measurement…

34
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History and physical examination of subaortic examination

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Heart murmur detected at initial vet examination

Exercise intolerance, syncope… sudden death

Left sided systolic heart murmur, PMI left base

Murmur grade correlates with stenosis severity

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Diagnosis of subaortic stenosis

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ECG

Thoracic radiographs

Echocardiography

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Mild subaortic stenosis

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PA Vmax <3.5 m/s,

PG< 50 mmHg

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Moderate subaortic stenosis

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PA Vmax 3.5-4.5 m/s,

PG 50-80 mmHg

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Severe subaortic stenosis

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PA Vmax 4.5-5.7 m/s,

PG 80-130 mmHg

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Very severe subaortic stenosis

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PA Vmax >5.7 m/s,

PG >130 mmHg

40
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Therapy for subarotic stenosis

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Mild:
- excellent prognosis
- no therapy required

Moderate
- good prognosis
- beta blockers

41
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Subaortic stenosis median survival times

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Mild 10.6yrs [1.0-14.8]

Moderate 9.9yrs [6.0-13]

Severe 7.3yrs [1.0-11.8]

Very severe 3.0yrs [0.7-7.0]