Single Ventricle Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome Flashcards
The term single ventricle refers
to any congenital cardiac anomaly in which one ventricle is hypoplastic or absent
significant hypoplasia of either ______ necessitates______
A-V valve, or apical portion of the LV or RV, necessitates single ventricle physiology.
Single Ventricle Type Defects
HypoplasticLeftHeartSyndrome HypoplasticRightHeartSyndrome DoubleOutletRightVentricle DoubleInletleftventricle Complete AVSD MitralValveAtresia TricuspidAtresia Pulmonary atresia
Single Ventricle Physiology -overview
Single functional pumping chamber Valves/Outflow tracts may be disrupted Goal: Must control/balance PA and Aortic flow
HLHS was first successfully treated in the
mid- 1980’s by Dr. William Norwood, working out of Philadelphia Children’s Hospital under Dr. Aldo Castaneda.
HLHS fatality before surgery
HLHS had been nearly 100% fatal. Success rates were low, more of the infants were given a second chance at life through palliative surgeries.
Since these procedures were developed recently, the oldest patients are just reaching adulthood.
Dr. William Norwood reports 1st successful case in
1983
HLHS PDA perfuses
the coronaries
most prominent case in HLHS
Baby Fae, the little girl who received the baboon heart transplant in 1984, is probably the most prominent case of HLHS
Prostaglandins (PGE1) - bought time to improve results
1986
HLHS is a severe congenital heart defect in which
The left side of the heart does not develop.
HLHS Characteristics
Atretic, hypoplastic aorta and arch
Large PDA (only blood flow to body)
Hypoplastic LV
Small MV and/or AV
Hopefully, an ASD allowing blood returning from lungs to reach the single ventricle.
(ASD may be restrictive or non-restrictive)
Infants with HLHS who are born with a severely restricted or no inter-atrial communication (a rare occurrence) show
profound hypoxemia with increased LA/ PA pressures
pH 7.17 pO2 26 pCO2 58 BE-7.8
In infants with a large, unobstructed ASD, the blood flow
from
the LA to the RA increases (L->R).
is is the first attempt to balance the pulmonary and systemic circulations
ASD. QP/QS=1
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is the most common
form of congenital heart disease that results in a functional single ventricle
It is estimated that HLHS occurs in
0.16 to 0.18 per 1000 live births. Males > Females No environmental risk factors have been identified
Without surgery, hypoplastic left heart syndrome
is uniformly fatal usually within the first 2 weeks of life.
embryological cause
The endocardial tube gets pinched shut in a region that becomes the future ventricle, hypoplastic heart syndrome will occur.
If the pinched part of the endocardial tube is the bulbus-cordis region
of the developing heart, hypoplastic RIGHT syndrome will occur.
If the pinched part of the endocardial tube is the ventricular region
it will be the LEFT side that is hypoplastic
Hypoplastic right heart syndrome (HRHS) refers to____ and causes_____
underdevelopment of the right sided structures of the heart.
These defects cause inadequate blood flow to the lungs and thus, a cyanotic infant.
The major problem with HRHS
pulmonary valve atresia
Secondary problems with HRHS include
hypoplastic RV A small TV A hypoplastic pulmonary artery.
survival rate of hrhs
he survival rate is predicted to be 15-30 years post-Fontan
This does NOT mean the child will die at this time. It MEANS that the heart function deteriorated and the child will be listed for transplant.
Other parents feel that ,with advances in medical techonology
still needing more work, they prefer to buy time for improvement by choosing the Fontan route.
The goal of surgical reconstruction is to relieve
obstruction to systemic flow, un-restrict blood flow from left to right atrium, and create a source of adequate pulmonary blood flow.
The ultimate goal is to create
parallel circulations and balance the pulmonary and systemic blood flow (Qp/Qs)
Immediate Palliation for HLHS/HRHS
Balloon Atrial Septostomy (Rashkind Procedure) Blade Septectomy (Hanlon Procedure) –not used much
The first stage, the Norwood procedure is typically performed
within the first week(s) of life.
The second stage, the Bi-directional Glenn or Hemi- Fontan, is typically performed
before the infant is 6 months old.
the Completion Fontan operation is completed at
18 months to two years old,
DHCA Procedure: on arrest, the surgeon does the following:
Close PDA
Enlarge aorta (create neo-aorta)
Add Systemic-PA shunt during warming Modified B-T (3.5 mm shunt size-average) Sano (5.0 mm shunt size-average)
The Sano Shunt showed improvement
in the survival of newborn babies with HLHS.
The Sano Shunt is constructed from
slightly larger Gortex tube graft than that used for the modified BT shunt. Generally a 5 mm tube graft is selected in contrast to the 3.5 mm graft.