Cyanotic Heart Defect

Cyanotic heart defect
Cyanotic heart defect
Other names: Right-to-left circulatory shunt
Specialty	Diagnosis

A cyanotic heart defect is any congenital heart defect (CHD) that occurs due to deoxygenated blood bypassing the lungs and entering the systemic circulation, or a mixture of oxygenated and unoxygenated blood entering the systemic circulation. It is caused by structural defects of the heart such as right-to-left or bidirectional shunting, malposition of the great arteries, or any condition which increases pulmonary vascular resistance. The result may be the development of collateral circulation.

Types[edit | edit source]

Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF)
Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS)
Transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA)
Truncus arteriosus (Persistent)
Tricuspid atresia
Interrupted aortic arch
Pulmonary atresia (PA)
Pulmonary stenosis (critical)
Eisenmenger syndrome (reversal of shunt due to pulmonary hypertension).^[2]

Signs and symptoms[edit | edit source]

Presentation includes the following:^{[citation needed]}

Clubbing
The patient assuming a crouching position
Cyanosis - bluish face, particularly the lips; and bluish fingers and toes
Crying
Crabbiness/irritability
Tachycardia
Tachypnea
A history of inadequate feeding
Unusually large toe and fingernails
Delayed development (both biological and physiological)

Diagnosis[edit | edit source]

A neonate with a congenital cyanotic heart disease a)MRI shows a complete anomalous venous return b) T2-W coronal MRI shows a persistent left superior caval vein

The diagnosis for Cyanotic heart disease consist of the following:^[3]

Fetal echocardiogram
Pulse oximetry screening
ECG
Chest x-ray

Management[edit | edit source]

Morphine during Tet spells to decrease associated infundibular spasm.
Prophylactic: Propranolol/Inderall
Prostaglandin E (to keep the ductus arteriosus patent)
Prophylactic antibiotic to prevent endocarditis
Surgery: Variable. Superior Cavopulmonary Bypass (Bidirectional Glenn or Hemi-Fontan Procedure), Total Cavopulmonary Bypass (Fontan Completion Procedure). The purpose of these operations is to redirect the blood flow of the deoxygenated blood to the lungs by attaching the Vena Cava directly to the Pulmonary Artery causing the blood that flows into the lungs to be oxygenated before entering the chambers on the right side of the heart. Mathematical models are used to address the issue of pressure level alterations of circulation after the procedures. The pulmonary pressure resistance in the cavopulmonary connection is increased, and these models permit clear analyses of the pressure increase allowing doctors to avoid possible venous circulation congestion.

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Cyanotic heart disease: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". medlineplus.gov. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
↑ Page Elizabeth D Agabegi; Agabegi, Steven S. (2008). Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-7153-5.
↑ Ossa Galvis, Maria M.; Bhakta, Rupal T.; Tarmahomed, Abdulla; Mendez, Magda D. (2022). "Cyanotic Heart Disease". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

External links[edit | edit source]

[1] "Cyanotic heart disease: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia". medlineplus.gov. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

[2] Page Elizabeth D Agabegi; Agabegi, Steven S. (2008). Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series). Hagerstwon, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. ISBN 978-0-7817-7153-5.

[3] Ossa Galvis, Maria M.; Bhakta, Rupal T.; Tarmahomed, Abdulla; Mendez, Magda D. (2022). "Cyanotic Heart Disease". StatPearls. StatPearls Publishing. Archived from the original on 16 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.

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