Pediatrics- Cardiovascular Flashcards
 When does heart failure occur?
When the heart is unable to pump, adequate blood to meet the metabolic and physical demands of the body
What is congenital heart disease?
Anatomic defects of the heart prevent normal blood flow to the pulmonary, and or systematic systems
What are the different effects of congenital heart disease?
Increase pulmonary blood flow,
decrease pulmonary blood flow
obstruction to blood flow
mixed blood flow
What defects increase pulmonary blood flow
ASD (atrial septal defect)
VSD (ventricle septal defect)
PDA (patent ductus arteriosus )
What are risk factors to getting congenital heart disease?
Maternal factors -  infection alcohol during pregnancy, diabetes mellitus
Genetic factors- history of disease, down syndrome
What happens when there is a defect that increases pulmonary blood flow
Blood flow shifts from high-pressure left side of the heart to the right, lower pressure side of the heart
In defects that increase pulmonary blood flow, what side of the heart increases blood flow
Pulmonary blood volume on the right side
In defects that increase pulmonary blood flow, there is usually a finding of
Heart failure
What is ventricle septal defect (VSD)?
A hole in the septum between the right, and left ventricle that results in an increase pulmonary blood flow
What are findings in VSD (ventricle septal defect)?
Loud harsh murmur auscultated at the left sternal border
Many close spontaneously, early in life
What is atrial septal defect (ASD)?
A hole in the septum between the right, and left atria that results in an increase pulmonary blood flow
What are findings in an atrial septal defect (ASD)?
Load harsh murmur with a fixed split second heart sound
 Possibly asymptomatic
What is patent ductus arteriosus? (PDA)
A condition in which the normal fetal circulation conduit between the pulmonary artery in the aorta fails to close in result in increased pulmonary blood flow
What are findings in patent ductus arteriosus?
Systolic murmur,
wide, pulse pressure,
bounding, pulses,
possibly asymptomatic
rales
What is an obstructive defect in the heart
Blood flow exiting the heart meets the area of narrowing (stenosis) which causes obstruction of blood flow
What happens to the pressure in the heart when there is an obstructive defect?
The pressure that occurs before the defect is increased, (ventricle) and the pressure that occurs after the defect is decreased
In an obstructive defect, what happens to cardiac output?
There is a decrease in cardiac output
What is pulmonary stenosis?
A narrowing of the pulmonary valve or pulmonary artery that results in obstruction of blood flow from the ventricles
What defects, obstruct blood flow
Pulmonary stenosis,
aortic stenosis,
coarctation of the aorta
What are findings and pulmonary stenosis
Systolic ejection murmur,
possibly asymptomatic,
cyanosis worsens with severe narrowing
cardiomegaly
What is aortic stenosis?
Narrowing of the aortic valve
What are findings in infants with aortic stenosis?
 Saint pulses,
hypotension
tachycardia,
poor feeding tolerance
What are findings in children with aortic stenosis?
Intolerance to exercise,
dizziness,
chest pain,
possible ejection murmur
What is coarctation of the aorta
A narrowing of the lumen of the aorta, usually at or near the ductus arteriosus that results in obstruction of blood flow from the ventricles
What are findings in Coarctation of the aorta
Elevated blood pressure in arms
bounding pulse in upper extremities,
decrease blood pressure in lower extremities,
cool skin of lower extremities,
weak or absent femoral pulses,
dizziness, headaches, painting, or nose bleeds in older children
What defects decrease pulmonary blood flow
Tricuspid Artesia
Tetralogy of fallot
What creates defects that decrease pulmonary blood flow?
Have an obstruction of pulmonary blood flow and an anatomic defect ASD or VSD Between the right and left sides of the heart
What happens in defects that decrease pulmonary blood flow
There is a right to left shift, allowing deoxygenated blood to enter the systemic circulation
What is a common finding in defect that decrease pulmonary blood flow?
Hypercyanotic spells manifest as a cute cyanosis and hyperpnea
What is tricuspid Atresia?
A complete closure of the tricuspid valve that results in mix blood flow
An atrial septal opening needs to be present to allow blood flow to enter the left atrium
Findings in an infant with tricuspid, Atresia
Cyanosis
dyspnea
Tachycardia
Findings in a child with tricuspid atresia
Hypoxemia
clubbing of fingers
What is tetralogy of fallot
Four defects that results in mix blood flow : pulmonary stenosis,ventricle septal defect, overriding aorta, right ventricle hypotrophy
What are the four defects of tetralogy of fallot
pulmonary stenosis,
ventricle septal defect,
overriding aorta,
right ventricle hypotrophy
What are findings of tetralogy of fallot
 Cyanosis at birth,
progressive cyanosis over the first year of life,
systolic murmur,
episodes of a cute cyanosis and hypoxia
What makes up mixed blood defects?
Transposition of the great arteries
truncus arteriosus
hypoplastic left heart syndrome
What is transposition of the great arteries?
A condition in which the aorta is connected to the right ventricle. Instead of the left, the pulmonary artery is connected to the left ventricle instead of the right,
A septal defect or a PDA, must exist in order to oxygenate the blood
What are findings of transposition of the great arteries?
Murmur,
severe to Less cyanosis depending on size
cardiomegaly
What is truncus arteriosus
Failure of septum formation, resulting in a single vessel that comes off of the ventricles
What is findings in truncus arteriosus?
Murmur,
variable cyanosis,
delayed growth,
lethargy,
fatigue,
poor, feeding habits
What is hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Left side of the heart is under developed
an ASD allows for oxygenation of blood
What are findings in hypoplastic left heart syndrome
Mild cyanosis, lethargic, cold, hands, and feet.
PDA closes progression of cyanosis and decreased cardiac output results in eventual cardiac collapse
How do you fix a ventricle septal defect?
Closure during cardiac catheterization,
careful observation for spontaneous closure
Pulmonary artery banding
Complete repair with patch 
How do you fix an atrial septal defect?
Closure during cardiac catheterization
Diuretics
Low-dose aspirin, six months after procedure
Patch closure
Cardiopulmonary bypass
How do you fix patent ductus arteriosus?
Administration of indomethacin
Insertion of coils to include PDA during cardiac catheterization
Administration of diuretics (furosemide)
Provide extra calories for infants
Thoracoscopic repair
How do you fix pulmonary stenosis?
Balloon angioplasty with cardiac catheterization
Infants : brock procedure
Children: pulmonary valvotomy
How do you fix aortic stenosis?
Balloon dilation with cardiac catheterization, administer beta blockers, calcium channel blockers
Norwood procedure
Aortic valvotomy
How do you fix Coarctation of the aorta?
Infants and children: balloon angioplasty
Adolescencants: placement of stents
Repair of defect recommended for infants, less than six months of age
How do you fix tricuspid Artesia?
Surgery and three stages :
shot placement
Glenn procedure
modified Fontan procedure
How do you fix tetralogy of fallot
Shut placement until able to undergo primary repair
complete repair within the first year of life
How do you fix transposition of the great arteries?
Surgery to switch the arteries within the first two weeks of life
IV prostaglandin
How do you fix Truncus arteriosus?
Surgical repair within the first month of life
How do you fix hypoplastic left heart syndrome?
Surgery and three stages starting shortly after birth
Norwood procedure
Glenn shunt
Fontan procedure
What is pulmonary artery hypertension
Is high blood pressure in the arteries of the lungs that is a progressive and eventually fatal disease
Is there a cure for pulmonary hypertension?
There is no cure