Heart Developmental Defects

Question 1

VSD

Answer 1

L->R shunt; Membranous type is most common congenital heart problem; Down Syndrome

Question 2

Persistent truncus arteriosus

Answer 2

R->L shunt*; Absence of aorticopulm septum; VSD; Neural crest cells

Question 3

Transposition of great vessels

Answer 3

R->L shunt; Absence of spiral; neural crest cells

Question 4

Tetralogy of Fallot

Answer 4

R->L shunt; Asymmetrical division of truncus arteriosus; PROVen (Pulm stenosis, Right Ventricular Hypertrophy, Overriding Aorta, VSD; DiGeorge syndrome

Question 5

Patent ductus arteriosus

Answer 5

L->R; maternal rubella

Question 6

Dextrocardia

Answer 6

Defect in heart bending defect