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Mudhal Nee Mudivum Nee, Moondru Kalam Nee, You are the beginning. You are the end. You are all three manifestations of time.

Kadal Nee Karaiyum Nee, Katru Kooda Nee, You are the ocean. You are also the shore.

Manadhoaram Oru Kayem, Unai Yennadha Nalillaye, You are even the wind. I was hurt in th...


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Clinical Cardiovascular Clinical Cardiovascular
ExaminationExamination
Dr Usha MKDr Usha MK
Associate Professor of pediatric cardiologyAssociate Professor of pediatric cardiology
Sri Jayadeva institute of Cardiovascular sciencesSri Jayadeva institute of Cardiovascular sciences
BangaloreBangalore

Clinical pearls to CHDClinical pearls to CHD

Child with failure to thriveChild with failure to thrive

Persistent tachypnea and retractionsPersistent tachypnea and retractions

Fever of prolonged duration – 1 weekFever of prolonged duration – 1 week

Genetic malformationsGenetic malformations

Newborn who has failed screeningNewborn who has failed screening

First degree relative with CHDFirst degree relative with CHD

HypertensionHypertension

Syncope, palpitations, breathlessnessSyncope, palpitations, breathlessness

Five basic questionsFive basic questions

Is the patient acyanotic or cyanotic?Is the patient acyanotic or cyanotic?

Is the pulmonary arterial flow increased?Is the pulmonary arterial flow increased?

Does the malformation originate in the left or Does the malformation originate in the left or
right side of the heart?right side of the heart?

Which is the dominant ventricle? VOLUME Which is the dominant ventricle? VOLUME
OR PRESSURE?OR PRESSURE?

Is pulmonary hypertension present or not?Is pulmonary hypertension present or not?

INCREASED PBF – can be INCREASED PBF – can be
both cyanotic or acyanoticboth cyanotic or acyanotic

Failure to thrive – emaciated Failure to thrive – emaciated
childchild

Recurrent LRTIRecurrent LRTI

Feeding difficulty, sweatingFeeding difficulty, sweating

Fast breathing and retractionsFast breathing and retractions

Mild cyanosis even in cyanotic Mild cyanosis even in cyanotic
CHDCHD

Palpitations or increased Palpitations or increased
precordial activityprecordial activity
REDUCED OR NORMAL PBFREDUCED OR NORMAL PBF

Good growth - usuallyGood growth - usually

Cyanotic spellsCyanotic spells

Squatting episodesSquatting episodes

Deep cyanosisDeep cyanosis

Syncope Syncope

Exercise intoleranceExercise intolerance
GENERAL RULES


Volume overloadVolume overload

PalpitationsPalpitations

FatigueFatigue

Brisk PulseBrisk Pulse

Palpable impulsePalpable impulse

Hyperdynamic Hyperdynamic
precordiumprecordium

AR,MR,VSD,PDAAR,MR,VSD,PDA

Pressure OverloadPressure Overload

Decresed exercise Decresed exercise
tolerance or fatiguetolerance or fatigue

Slow rising , low volume Slow rising , low volume
pulsepulse

Sustained or heaving Sustained or heaving
apex/parasternal heaveapex/parasternal heave

Reduced systolic pressureReduced systolic pressure

AS,PS,COAAS,PS,COA


Right heart failureRight heart failure

Pedal edemaPedal edema

AscitesAscites

Tender abdomen – Tender abdomen –
congestive hepatomegalycongestive hepatomegaly

Elevated JVPElevated JVP

Left heart failureLeft heart failure

Dyspnea on exertionDyspnea on exertion

OrthopneaOrthopnea

PNDPND

Sweating while feeding Sweating while feeding
and tachypneaand tachypnea

Heart Failure - ClassHeart Failure - Class

Does the child have heart Does the child have heart
disease?disease?
Dr Alexander Nadas
1 major or 2 minor

Newborn presentationNewborn presentation

Shock – most common D/d – Septic shock – Shock – most common D/d – Septic shock –
think of duct dependant systemic circulation –think of duct dependant systemic circulation –
coarctation, aortic stenosis,HLHScoarctation, aortic stenosis,HLHS

Deep cyanosis– Duct dependent pulmonary Deep cyanosis– Duct dependent pulmonary
circulation - Pulmonary stenosis or atresiacirculation - Pulmonary stenosis or atresia

Blue baby with black X ray – Pulmonary atresiaBlue baby with black X ray – Pulmonary atresia
Start prostaglandin on an empirical basisStart prostaglandin on an empirical basis

Deep cyanosis with white out lung – obstructed Deep cyanosis with white out lung – obstructed
TAPVCTAPVC

Heart murmursHeart murmurs
Systolic murmursSystolic murmurs

Early systolic – muscular VSD, large VSD with PAH, Early systolic – muscular VSD, large VSD with PAH,

Mid systolic/Ejection (aortic) –PS, AS, ASDMid systolic/Ejection (aortic) –PS, AS, ASD

Late systolic – MVP, TVPLate systolic – MVP, TVP

Holosystolic – VSD, MR, TR Holosystolic – VSD, MR, TR

Heart murmursHeart murmurs
Early diastolic murmurs – Early diastolic murmurs –

AR AR (bicuspid aortic valve, subvalvar AS, VSD)(bicuspid aortic valve, subvalvar AS, VSD)

PR PR (isolated or associated with TOF, VSD, PS)(isolated or associated with TOF, VSD, PS)
Mid diastolic murmurs –Mid diastolic murmurs –

MSMS

Increased flow across nonstenotic mitral valve Increased flow across nonstenotic mitral valve (MR, VSD, PDA)(MR, VSD, PDA)

TSTS

Increased flow across nonstenotic tricuspid valve Increased flow across nonstenotic tricuspid valve (TR, ASD, (TR, ASD,
TAPVC) TAPVC)
Late diastolic murmurs –Late diastolic murmurs – Austin Flint murmur, presystolic Austin Flint murmur, presystolic
accentuation of MS murmuraccentuation of MS murmur

Heart murmursHeart murmurs
Continuous murmur – Continuous murmur –

PDAPDA

Coronary AV fistulaCoronary AV fistula

RSOVRSOV

Anomalous coronary artery from pulmonary arteryAnomalous coronary artery from pulmonary artery

Peripheral pulmonic stenosisPeripheral pulmonic stenosis

Small (restrictive) ASD with MSSmall (restrictive) ASD with MS

Bronchial collaterals, intercostal AV fistula, intercostal Bronchial collaterals, intercostal AV fistula, intercostal
collaterals in CoA, post BT shuntcollaterals in CoA, post BT shunt

Mammary souffleMammary souffle

Cervical Venous humCervical Venous hum

CXRCXR

Pulmonary vasculaturePulmonary vasculature

Cardiac sizeCardiac size

Cardiac configurationCardiac configuration

GENERAL RULESGENERAL RULES
Decreased PBFDecreased PBF

Oligemic X rayOligemic X ray

(Small Pulmonary arteries) (Small Pulmonary arteries)
-Stenosis or atresia-Stenosis or atresia

Normal CT ratioNormal CT ratio
Increased PBFIncreased PBF

Increased vascularityIncreased vascularity

(Dilated Pulmonary (Dilated Pulmonary
arteries with severe PH)arteries with severe PH)

CardiomegalyCardiomegaly

Prominent MPAProminent MPA

Poststenotic dilatation (valvar PS)Poststenotic dilatation (valvar PS)

Increased pulmonary flow (ASD, VSD, Increased pulmonary flow (ASD, VSD,
PDA)PDA)

Increased PA pressure (PAH)Increased PA pressure (PAH)

Wall to wall heart – Ebsteins Wall to wall heart – Ebsteins
anomalyanomaly

Snowman heart – Supracardiac Snowman heart – Supracardiac
TAPVCTAPVC

No cardiomegaly, Pulmonary No cardiomegaly, Pulmonary
edema – Obstructed TAPVCedema – Obstructed TAPVC

Narrow pedicle, mild Narrow pedicle, mild
cardiomegaly, normal PBF - TGAcardiomegaly, normal PBF - TGA

Normal size heart with clear Normal size heart with clear
lungs with cyanosis - TOFlungs with cyanosis - TOF
Empty pulmonary bay
RV apex

CLASSIFICATIONCLASSIFICATION


All lesions with VSD and severe PS are classified as TOF All lesions with VSD and severe PS are classified as TOF
physiology – present with cyanosis, spells and squatting episodesphysiology – present with cyanosis, spells and squatting episodes
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