Congenital heart diseases Flashcards
Increased PBF clinical presentation
Failure to thrive Chest deformity Cyanotic/acyanotic Shortness of breath Sweating Poor feeding CCF Cardiomegaly Congest
Cyanotic
Increased PBF
TGA Persistent truncus arteriosus TAPVD HLHS Eisenmenger syndrome
Cyanotic
Decreased PBF
TOF Tricuspid atresia Pulmonary atresia Critical pulmonary stenosis Ebstein's anomaly
Acyanotic
Increased PBF
LR shunt ASD VSD AVSD PDA
Acyanotic
Normal PBF
Aortic stenosis Coarctation Pulmonary stenosis Tricuspid regurgitation Mitral regurgitation
Aetiology
Diabetes Rubella SLE Warfarin Alcohol Chromosomal Genetic syndromes
What is the clinical presentation of an acyanotic normal pulmonary blood flow congenital heart lesion?
Asx
Ventricle hypertrophy (displaced apex, LPH)
Low CO
What is the clinical presentation of an acyanotic increased pulmonary blood flow congenital heart lesion?
Pulmonary oedema Chest deformities Cardiomegaly CCF PHT FTT
What is the clinical presentation of a cyanotic increased pulmonary blood flow congenital heart lesion?
Pulmonary oedema Chest deformities Cardiomegaly CCF PHT FTT
What is the clinical presentation of a cyanotic decreased pulmonary blood flow congenital heart lesion?
Severe cyanosis
Stunting
When will cyanosis become apparent?
Sats <85%
Name the causes of cyanosis in an infant
- Airway
- choanal atresia
- laryngomalacia
- vocal cord paralysis
- tracheal stenosis
- vascular ring
- external mass - Breathing
- pneumonia
- bronchiolitis
- congenital lung abnormality
- congenital diaphragmatic hernia - Circulation
- O2 carrying
- congenital cardiac lesions
- PPHN
Which syndrome is associated with Ebstein anomaly?
Wolff Parkinson White (supraventricular tachycardia)
What is the optimal gestational age for screening cardiac defects?
18-22w
When should urgent echo be performed in a child 1-2 days old?
R hand or legs <90% sats
OR
R hand or legs 90-95%/3% difference on 3 different occasions
Ebstein’s anomaly is linked with which drug?
Lithium
What are the features of Ebstein’s anomaly?
Tricuspid regurg
RV atrialization (hypertrophy)
Assoc w/ PFO, ASD
PSM at LLSB
Which congenital heart defect improves with age?
Ebstein’s anomaly (pulmonary pressure decreases)
What are the features of tricuspid atresia?
Absent tricuspid valve
RV hypoplasia
Assoc w ASD, VSD
RA dilation
PSM at LLSB
Left axis deviation (LVH)
Jugular venous distention with a prominent A wave
What are the features of persistent truncus arteriosus?
VSD
Single S2
PSM at LLSB w/wo MDM
Which syndrome is associated with persistent truncus arteriosus?
DiGeorge Syndrome
What are the features of ToF?
Pulmonary infindibular stenosis
Overriding aorta
VSD
RVH
ESM LLSB
Which syndromes are associated with ToF?
DiGeorge syndrome
Down’s syndrome
How do you manage a hypercyanotic spell?
Knee chest position 100% Oxygen (usually has minimal effect) Morphine 0.1 mg/kg - calm child - relax infindibulum Fluid bolus 10 - 20 ml/kg crystaloid /colloid - incr preload, incr SVR and LV pressure Sodium Bicarb - severe acidosis B blocker (esmolol 0.5 mg/kg stat, then 0.1 mg/kg/min) - incr CO Phenylephrine - incr SVR Emergency surgery
What are the features of pulmonary atresia?
PDA
ASD
VSD
How do you manage all PDA-dependent lesions?
PGE1 IVI
PGE2 orally
Treat metabolic acidosis
Refer
At what age are cyanotic incr PBF lesions common?
<3-6mo
What are the features of transposition of the great vessels?
PFO, ASD
PDA
VSD
What is an intrauterine risk factor for transposition of the great vessels?
Infant to diabetic mother
What are the features of TAPVD?
ASD
PDA
RVH
What syndromes are associated with HLHS?
Trisomy 13
Trisomy 18
Jacobsen syndrome
Turner syndrome
What are the features of HLHS?
ASD
PDA
Name complications of cyanosis
Polycythaemia
CVS events
Clotting risk
Bleeding risk
What is the most common congenital heart defect?
VSD
What murmur is caused by a VSD?
Pansystolic at LLSB
-> pressure LV > RV in systole, no difference in diastole
What changes occur with a VSD?
Left heart dilation -> PA pressure rises -> RH hypertrophy -> PA pressure rises higher -> RH hypertrophy increases -> PA pressure rises -> pressures balance and PSM disappears -> shunt reverses (Eisenmenger syndrome)
How do you manage a VSD?
Manage CCF
IE prophylaxis
Closure - surgery/cath lab