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CONGENITAL HD
Overview
BY
RAGAB ABDELSALAM (MD)
Prof. of Cardiology
Causes:
Inheritance:
A multifactorial etiology has been
assumed in which interaction
between hereditary predisposition
and environmental influences
resultsin the defects.
Maternal factors
.
- Maternal diabetes
- Maternal phenylketonuria
- Maternal alcohol
consumption and fetal alcohol
syndrome
- Genetic risk factors.
- A family history of a cardiac
or noncardiac defect in either a
parent or a preceding sibling is
a major risk factor
- Familial congenital heart
defects are often concordant by
phenotype and developmental
mechanism
Genotype-phenotype correlation:
- Careful family history of firstand second-degree relatives,
including detailed analysis of
pregnancy loss, racial origin, and
consanguinity
- A search for risk factors such
as gestational diabetes mellitus
Classification of
congenital heart
diseases
Murmurless Congenital Heart
Diseases
a) Cyanotic diseases
- Transposition of great arteries- Pulmonary atresia with intact septum
- total anomalies of pulmonary
venous drainage
- Tricuspid atresia with or without
pulmonary atresia
b) Acyanotic diseases
- Core triatriatum
- Severe coarctation
- Coronary artery originating from
pulmonary Artery.
- Endocardial fibroelastosis
c) Others
- Single ventricle without
obstruction.
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
* Duct dependent lesions
- These are lesions presenting very
early in life that are dependent on ductal
patency for survival
 These lesions fall into two main
categories
A) Cyanotic lesions in which pulmonary
blood flow is almost or totally
dependent on the duct
-Severe tetrallogy of fallot •
- Pulmonary atresia with intact
septum
-pulmonary atresia with VSD
-Critical pulmonary stenosis
B) Acyanotic lesions
- Aortic atresia.
- Critical aortic stenosis
- Iterrupted aortic arch
- Severe pre-or juxtaductal
- Coarctation
The radiographic classification of
CHD relies on:
1. Clinical information
(cyanosis)
2- Plain film information (increased
pulmonary vascularity, decreased
pulmonary vascularity(
I ) Acyanotic CHD with increased
pulmonary vascularity.
Common denominator of
these lesions is that there is
a L-R shunt where
pulmonary flow is greater
than true aortic flow;
The shunt can be located in:
1-
Ventricular septal defect.
2- Atrial septal defect.
3- Patent ductus arteriosus
4- Uncommon lesions:
- Aorticopulmonary window.
-Ruptured sinus of Valsalva
aneurysm, coronary artery fistula
5- Other
- Endocardial cushion defect
- PAPVC
II) Acyanotic CHD with normal
pulmonary vascularity
Normal pulmonary vascularity is
associated with either outflow
obstruction or valvular
insufficiency:
A) Outflow obstruction:
1. - Coarctation of aorta
2. - Interruption of aortic arch
3. - Aortic stenosis
4. - Pulmonary stenosis / insufficiency
B) Valvular insufficiency:
1. - Aortic insufficiency
2. - Pulmonary insufficiency
III) Cyanotic CHD with decreased
pulmonary vascularity
- Common denominator of these
lesions is that there is a decreased
pulmonary vascularity due to
obstruction of pulmonary blood flow.
- In addition, there is an intracardiac
defect through which blood is shunted
away from the lungs causing
cyanosis.
* Types:
Normal heart size
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Fallot variants ( trilogy,
pulmonary atresia /
pseudotruncus I/II)
Increased heart size
-
Ebstein's anomaly (largest heart in
CHD)
- Tricuspid atresia
ddx: 1 - Uhl's disease (RV
myocardium absent with tricuspid
atresia)
2-Pulmonary stenosis with ASD
IV) Cyanotic CHD with increased
pulmonary vascularity
(admixture lesions)
-
-
Common denominator of these
lesions is that there is an "admixture"
of systemic and pulmonary venous
blood (bidirectional shunting .
- Clinical symtoms: CHF, cyanosis,
recurrent pneumonia, growth
retardation.
- The admixture of venous blood
may occur at the level of:
* Large veins:
-Total anomalous pulmonary
venous connection (ASD is also
present)
* Large arteries:
- Truncus arteriosus
Atrium
-Transposition
of great arteries (VSD
is also present).
Ventricle
- Single ventricle
- DORV (types I, II = TaussigBing.
TETRALOGY VARIANTS
1- Pink tetralogy :
1/3 have mild pulmonary valvular
obstruction with large VSD, allowing
sufficient pulmonary flow.
- Pulmonary atresia and VSD =
pseudotruncus, extreme end of the
spectrum.
- Infundibular hypertrophy in VSD (3%)
-
2- Pentalogy of Fallot:
 Tetralogy + ASD
3- Trilogy of Fallot:
 PA stenosis + RV
hypertrophy+ Patent foramen
ovale , or (ASD)
TRANSPOSITION OF GREAT
ARTERIES (TGA)
Types:
Complete transposition of great arteries (D-TGA)
AORTA ORIGINATES FROM RV
- PA originates from LV
- Normal position of atria and ventricles
Corrected transposition of great
arteries (L-TGA):
- Transposition of great arteries
- Inversion of ventricles
- The relative position of aorta and
pulmonary artery can be derived
from the diagram on the
right
.
D-TGA (COMPLETE
TRANSPOSITION):
Two independent circulations
exist:
• Blood returning from body  RV
 blood delivered to body
(aberrant aorta)
• Blood returning from lung LV 
blood delivered to lung (via
ASD,etc).
This circulatory pattern is
incompatible with life unless there are
associated anomalies that permit
mixing of the two circulations, e.g.,
through ASD, VSD, or PDA.
• Hemodynamics: depends on the
level of admixture and R->L shunting.
• RA and RV enlarged.
GENERAL:
Situs stuff:
- Abdominal
situs refers to position of
liver and stomach:
a) Abdominal situs solitus: liver on
right, stomach on left (normal)
b) Abdominal situs inversus: liver
on left, stomach on right
c) Thoracic situs refers to position
of the tracheobronchial tree:
Thoracic situs solitus
(normal)
1- Left main bronchus longer
than right main bronchus
2- Left main bronchus inferior to
left PA
3- Right main bronchus superior
to right PA
Dxtrocardia
Type I ( situs inversus totalis)
with
1- Mirror-like malposition of the
heart
2 - Mirror-like malposition of other
viscera.
3 - Kartegner suyndrome: Situs
inversus , sinusitis &
bronciectasis
Type II: ( Isolated dextrocardia)
1- Mirror-like cardiac
malposition.
1- Normal position of other
viscera.
3- serious cardiac anomalies.
Type III ( Dextroversion with):
1- Heart
is merely displaced to
right.
2- RV remains to right & LV
remains to left.
3- Serious cardiac anomalies.
Type IV (Dextroposition) :
Aquired dextrocardia:
The heart is displaced
by external factors:
Pulmonary , pleural or
diaphragmatic
Congenital
dextrocardia
1- No apparent cause
Acquired
dextrocardia
1- Apparent cause ( pushing
or pulling) the heart
2- Trachea is central
2- Trachea is displaced to
the right
3- Apex is localized (LV)
3- Diffuse ( as it is
formed by RV)
4- Situs inversus may be
presnt
4- Absent
5- Associated congenital
anomalies
5- Absent
The three common cynotic
Heart Diseases
1) Falot tetralogy
2) fallot Trilogy.
3) Eisenmenger”s syndrome
Fallot
Fallot Eisenme
Tetralogy Triology nger”s
Cyanosis
(Onset)
Usually since Late ( First on Late ( First on
birth
excersion
excersion
Cyanotic
spells
Present
Absent
Absent
Squatting
Present
Absent
Absent
Cyanosis &
clubbing
Marked
Moderate
Moderate
Neck veins
Normal
Prominent A & Prominent A &
systolic
systolic
expansion
expansion
Fallot
Tetralogy
RVH
Fallot
Triology
Mild or
Marked
moderate
Eisenmenge
r”s
Marked
Systolic
thrill
Absent
or mild
Marked
absent
PApulsation
absent
absent
Present
&
diastolic
S2
single
Split with
weak P2
Closely
split&
accentuatr
ed P2
Click
Absent
Present
Present
Syst.
murmur
Mild or
moderate
Harsh
Mild
Diast.
murmure
absent
absent
PR (
usually)
Gallop
ECG
X- Ray
Never
present
RVH ,but
no strain
- Lung
oligemia ,
small PA
,coeur en
Sabot &
Right aortic
arch
May be
present
RVH with
stran
Lung
oligemia,
enlarged
PA, , Big
heart &
normal
aortic
arch
May be
present
RVH with
stran
Peripheral
lung
oligemia,en
larged
main PA &
its two
branches+
Big heart
Echo
Valvular
PS
- VSD
-ASD
-- aortic
overridi -- RVH
ng
-PS ,
-Determi
ne the
site of
defect &
PH+
Catheteri
- zation
-Low PA
pressure ,
- RV &
aortic
pressures
are equal ,
- Catheter
may pass
from RV to
aorta
-RV Angio
Anatomy
-Low PA
-High PA
pressure ,
pressure
-RV pressure
-- RV
may exceed
pressure
aortic
may exceed
pressure ,
-Catheter
cannot pass
from RV to
aorta
-RV angio 
anatomy r
Diagnostic Work-up
1- Clinical assessment.
2- ECG.
3- X-ray
4- Echo-Doppler assessment.
5-Cardiac catheterizatiopn.
6- Others:
- MRI.
-CT.
- Radionucleide assessment.
Special X-Ray
Cotour
* Examples:
1- Boot-shaped heart (Coeur-en
Sabot ) Fallot Tetralogt
2- Scimitar” syndrome ( figure of8) Total anomalies of the
pulmonary venous drainage
3- Box-shaped heart  Ebstein “
4- Goose-neck appearance Trunchus
arteriosus.
5- Figure of (3)  Coarctation of aorta.
6- Reverse appearance on barium
swallow (E-sign) Coarctation of
aorta.
7- Rib-notching  Coarctation of
aorta.
8- Egg-en situ  TGA.
Boot-shaped heart ( Coeur-en)
Scimitar” syndrome ( figure of- 8)
Rib-notching
Aneurysmally Dilated Pulm. Artery
(special left)
Egg-en situ.
Box-shaped heart.
Echocardiography
VSD
VSD
Endocardial Cashion Defect
Fallot” Tetralogy
TGA
TGA
Double –outlet RV
Problems with
Congenital
HD
1- Infective Endocarditis:
All congenital HD are prone
to IE except ASD.
2- Heart failure.
3- sudden Death.
4- Hematologic complications of
chronic hypoxemia include:
- Erythrocytosis; iron deficiency and
bleeding diathesis
- Hemostatic abnormalities have been
documented in cyanotic patients with
erythrocytosis and can occur in up to 20% of
patients.
5 - Neurologic complications:
- Cerebral hemorrhage.
- Paradoxical cerebral emboli .
- Brain abscess.
6 - Renal dysfunction:
- It can manifest itself as proteinuria,
hyperuricemia, or renal failure .
- Urate nephropathy, uric acid nephrolithiasis
and gouty arthritis are rare but may occur .
7- Rheumatologic complications:
8- Gallstones:
It is composed of calcium bilirubinate and
consequent cholecystitis.
9- Arrhythmias
Patients with Eisenmenger syndrome are
at risk for sudden cardiac death, the
etiology of which remains poorly defined .
 The choice of
antiarrhythmic drugs are
complicated by:
-The presence of ventricular dysfunction
and lung disease.
- The pro-arrhythmic effects.
- The use of pacemakers to treat
bradyarrhythmias, which are primary or
secondary to antiarrhythmic therapy can
be complicated by Inadequate venous
access.
10 -The decision to use
anticoagulants:
It is complicated by the presence of:
- Bleeding diathesis.
- Difficulty obtaining a true
measure of INR due to reduced
plasma volume.
•Interventional Options
1- Percutaneous closure of intracardiac
shunts.
A variety of devices can be used to close ASDs,
PDAs and occasionally VSDs
2- Palliative surgical interventions :
It is performed in patients with cyanotic lesions.
They are defined as those operations which
serve to either increase or decrease pulmonary
blood flow while allowing a mixed circulation
and cyanosis to persist.
3- Physiologic repair:
• It is a term which can be applied to
procedures which result in total or near-total
anatomic and physiologic separation of the
pulmonary and systemic circulations in
complex cyanotic lesions thereby resulting in
relief of cyanosis.
4- Heart & Lung Transplantation :
• One or both lungs with surgical shunt
closure and heart-lung transplantation have
been performed in cyanotic patients with or
without palliation who are no longer
candidates for other forms of intervention.