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What is a congenital heart defect?

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An abnormality(s)/defect(s) that a child is born with related to the heart

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Which circulation has the lower resistance, pulmonary or systemic?

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Pulmonary circulation = lower resistance

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What is the rough O2 saturation in all of the right side of the heart and the pulmonary trunk?

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67%

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Which chamber of the heart has the lowest overall pressure?

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Right atrium

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Which chambers of the heart have the lowest pressures? The atria or ventricles?

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Atria = lowest (Right lowest then left)
Ventricles = higher (right ventricle lower than left ventricle, right ventricle has a higher pressure than the left atrium)

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What is a shunt?

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Passage connecting two channels/chambers leading to blood diversion or fluid diversion

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What is meant by a left to right shunt?

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When blood is redirected form the left side of the heart to the right side of the heart

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What causes a left to right shunt to occur in the heart?

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A hole

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What effect does a left to right shunt have on blood flow around the body?

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Increased blood flow to lungs

Some blood from left side re-enters back into pulmonary circulation

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What negative effect can be caused by a left to right shunt in the heart?

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Increased pulmonary artery and pulmonary venous pressure

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What causes a right to left shunt?

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A hole
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Distal obstruction

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Why does a left to right shunt not require an obstruction to happen?

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Pressure of pump of left side of heart is greater than the right
Blood will naturally flow down pressure gradient from left side of the heart to right side of the heart through the hole

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Why does a right to left shunt require a hole and distal obstruction?

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Something is required to increase the pressure in the right side of the heart so that it exceeds the left side of the heart which is naturally at a higher pressure

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What are the 2 classifications of congenital heart defects?

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Acyanotic
Cyanotic

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What does Acyanotic mean?

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No blue discolouration present

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What does cyanotic mean?

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Blue discolouration present

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What type of shunting causes Acyanotic congenital heart defects?

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Left to right shunts

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Why do left to right shunts cause Acyanotic congenital heart defects?

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All blood that is in systemic circulation is oxygenated

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What type of shunting causes cyanotic congenital heart defects?

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Right to left shunts

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Why do right to left shunts cause cyanotic congenital heart defects?

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Deoxygenated blood enters systemic circulation

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Where can shunts (holes) develop that result in left to right shunting (Acyanotic defects)?

(Just holes no obstructions)

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Atrial septal defects
Ventricular septal defects
Atria-ventricular septal defects
Aorto-pulmonary defect (Patent ductus arteriosus)

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What is a sinus venosus defect?

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Atrial septal defect
Wall between SVC and right sided pulmonary veins not closed
Causes increased flow into pulmonary circulation from systemic circulation

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What is a Ostium Secundum atrial defect?

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Atrial septal defect
Hole in the CENTRE of the atrial septum

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What is ostium primum defect?

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Atrial septal defect
Hole in LOWER part of atrial septum near tricuspid and mitral valve

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What affect do atrial septal defects have on blood flow/haemodynamics?
Left to right shunting Increased pulmonary flow RV volume overload Right heart failure (hypertrophy of right heart)
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What is a perimembranous septal defect?
Ventricular septal defect Hole in membraneous part of ventricular septum (upper part) Left to right shunting
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What is Inlet Ventricular septal defect?
Hole in ventricular septum near to tricuspid and mitral valve Just underneath the valves Left to right shunting
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What is Apical muscular defect?
Ventricular septal defect Muscular component of ventricular septum near apex of ventricles doesn’t fully form leaving 1 or more holes Left to right shunting
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What is a sub arterial septal defect?
Ventricular septal defect Hole in ventricular septum just beneath the valves of the great arteries (aorta and pulmonary trunk)
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What affect to Ventricular septal defects have on blood flow/haemodynamics?
Left to right shunting LV volume overload (since more blood being returned back to pulmonary circulation so more blood returned to LV) Pulmonary venous congestion Pulmonary hypertension
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Why do ventricular septal defects (VSDs) cause LV volume overload and pulmonary venous congestion?
Increased amount of blood in pulmonary circulation leads to increased blood flow into left side of heart Pulmonary veins back up with blood as left side gets overloaded with blood
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Give some examples of atrioventricular septal defects:
No mitral valve or tricuspid valve Holes between the atria and ventricle
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What is aortic stenosis?
Aortic valve does not open correctly so its harder for blood to pass through to the aorta
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What affect does Aortic stenosis have on the heart?
Increase in after load (LV HYPERTROPHY) Left sided heart failure Congestive heart failure
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What is coarctation?
Narrowing of the aorta at the isthmus near the ligamentum arteriosum (former ductus arteriosus) after the branches of aorta given off
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What is the Tetralogy of Fallot?
Congenital heart condition characterised by 4 heart defects
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What are the 4 characteristic heart defects of The Tetralogy of Fallot?
Remember POSH: Pulmonary stenosis Overriding aorta ventricular Septal defect right ventricular Hypertrophy
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Describe the pathology of Tetralogy of Fallot:
Eccentric/off centre spiral septum formation leads to the aorta taking up most then pulmonary trunk a little bit -over riding aorta caused This narrows the pulmonary trunk -pulmonary stenosis This means RV must work harder due to it being narrow -RV Hypertrophy Due to eccentric spiral septation, inter-ventricular walls don’t line up with endocardial cushions -Ventricular Septal Defect
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What affect does coarctation have on the heart?
Increased afterload of LV LV hypertrophy
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How would femoral pulse be affected by coarctation and how would carotid pulse be affected and why are they different?
Femoral pulse reduced Carotid pulse unaffected Region where arch of aorta branches to upper body is proximal to coarctation, so narrowing happens after the branches to the upper body form
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Would Tetralogy of Fallot by cyanotic or Acyanotic and why?
Cyanotic RV hypertrophy causes pressure on the right side of the heart (in RV) to be greater than the left leading to oxygenated blood entering systemic circulation
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What is Tricuspid Atresia? What must occur for somebody to survive with this?
No tricuspid valve develops For survival a Right to left shunt between atria must develop VSD or PDA leads to blood flow to lungs
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What is transposition of the great arteries?
RV connected to aorta LV connected to pulmonary artery
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How can somebody with transposition of the great arteries survive?
Shunting needed Patent Ductus arteriosus Shunt needed to allow oxygenated blood to reach systemic circulation
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Why can a baby in uteri survive with transposition of the great arteries?
Ductus arteriosus is a shunt that exists between pulmonary artery and aorta in utero Allows flow of oxygenated blood into aorta from through the pulmonary artery Once born this ductus arteriosus seals so deoxygenated blood is transported around the body (cyanotic) = death
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What is hypoplastic left heart?
The left ventricle is underdeveloped and the ascending aorta is very small Right ventricle must support systemic circulation Right to left shunt must be present to survive (like patent ductus Arteriosus)
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In hypoplastic left heart , what must be present in order for survival?
Right to left shunt Atrial septal defect Patent ductus arteriosus
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What can be given to a baby to keep the Dutus arteriosus open so they can survive with a hypoplastic left heart?
Prostoglandins
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What is pulmonary atresia? How can a baby with this survive?
No Right ventricle valve//outlet RIght to left Arial shunt Ductus arteriosus needs to be kept open to allow blood to get oxygenated
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What defect/intervention must happen in pulmonary atresia for survival?
Patent Ductus arteriosus so right side blood can be oxygenated at the lungs
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What other defect must a child have to survive with pulmonary atresia?
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
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What are the 3 normal shunts in the embryo?
Ductus arteriosus (between the great vessels) Foreamen ovale (between atria) Ductus venosus (bypasses liver)
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What should the ductus arteriosus form once baby is born?
Ligamentum arteriosum
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What should the foramen ovale form once the baby has been born?
Fossa ovalis
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What should the Ductus venosus become once th baby is born?
Ligamentum venosum

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