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| ==Overview==
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| '''Pulmonary atresia''' is a [[congenital]] malformation of the [[pulmonary valve]] in which the valve orifice fails to develop. Atresia means "no opening". The valve is completely closed thereby obstructing the outflow of blood from the [[heart]] to the [[lungs]].
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| Oxygen-poor blood travels directly from the right atrium to the left side of the heart through a shunt (patent foramen ovale or any other type of atrial septal defect). This oxygen-poor blood is then pumped through the aorta to the rest of the body, making fingers, toes, and lips appear blue or cyanotic.
| | ==[[Pulmonary atresia overview|Overview]]== |
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| Babies with this type of cyanotic congenital heart disease survive only for the first few days of life while the normal fetal shunts (patent ductus arteriousus, patent foramen ovale) between left and right circulations remain patent. Without an operation in that period to open the pulmonary valve or to make a shunt between the aorta and the pulmonary arteries, the condition is fatal.
| | ==[[Pulmonary atresia pathophysiology|Pathophysiology]]== |
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| The type of surgery recommended depends on the size of the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. If they are normal in size and the right ventricle is able to pump blood, open heart surgery can be performed to make blood flow through the heart in a normal pattern. If the right ventricle is small and unable to act as a pump, doctors may perform an operation called the [[Fontan procedure]]. In this procedure, the right atrium is connected directly to the pulmonary artery. Many children with Pulmonary Atresia will go on to lead 'normal' lives.
| | ==[[Pulmonary atresia epidemiology and demographics|Epidemiology and demographics]]== |
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| ==Pathophysiology== | | ==[[Pulmonary atresia classifications|Classifications]]== |
| The [[pulmonary valve]] is located on the right side of the heart between the [[right ventricle]] and [[pulmonary artery]]. In a normal functioning heart, the opening to the pulmonary valve has three flaps that open and close like one way doors. As these flaps open and close they force blood to flow forward into the [[pulmonary artery]] and backward into the [[right ventricle]] then forward again to the lungs where the blood becomes oxygenated. With the disease pulmonary atresia, the flap-like openings are completely covered by a layer of tissue, thus preventing the ability of blood flow to the lungs to become oxygenated. The body requires oxygenated blood for survival. Pulmonary atresia is not threatening to a developing fetus however, because the mother's placenta provides the needed oxygen since the baby's lungs are not yet functional. Once the baby is born its lungs must now provide the oxygen needed for survival, but with Pulmonary atresia there is no opening on the [[pulmonary valve]] for blood to get to the lungs and become oxygenated. Due to this, the newborn baby is blue in color and pulmonary atresia can usually be diagnosed within hours or minutes after birth.
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| ==Classification== | | ==[[Pulmonary atresia natural history|Natural history, Complications, and Prognosis]]== |
| There are two forms of pulmonary atresia.
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| ===Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum (PA-IVS)===
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| PA-IVS is a rare [[congenital]] [[lesion]]. This lesion can be diagnosed during the fetal stage of life by using fetal echocardiography, which is a test that uses sound waves to look at the structure of an unborn baby's heart. PA-IVS involves complete blockage of the [[pulmonary valve]] located on the right side of the heart. This blockage thus prevents the flow of blood to the lungs. Because of this lack of blood flowing through the right side of the heart, the structures on that side, such as the [[pulmonary valve]] and the [[tricuspid valve]], are abnormally small. The genetic cause of PA-IVS is unknown. It is rare, occurring in around 7.1-8.1 per every 100,000 live births.
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| With intact ventricular septum: complex cardiac lesion characterized by one of two patterns of pathophysiology.
| | ==[[Pulmonary atresia causes|Causes]]== |
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| '''Type I disease'''
| | ==[[Pulmonary atresia differential diagnosis|Differentiating Pulmonary atresia from other Disorders]]== |
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| In this particular type, there is a combination of '''pulmonary valvular atresia''', competent tricuspid valve, and an intact ventricular septum. As a consequence a right ventricular hypertrophy and chamber obliteration with suprasystemic pressures is developed, which force blood through the myocardial sinusoids that feed the right ventricle into the coronary circulation.
| | ==Diagnosis== |
| | | [[Pulmonary atresia history and symptoms|History and Symptoms]] | [[Pulmonary atresia physical examination|Physical Examination]] | [[Pulmonary atresia laboratory tests|Laboratory Tests]] | [[Pulmonary atresia electrocardiogram | Electrocardiogram]] | [[Pulmonary atresia chest x ray|Chest X Ray]] | [[Pulmonary atresia MRI|MRI]] | [[Pulmonary atresia CT|CT]] | [[Pulmonary atresia echocardiography|Echocardiography]] | [[Pulmonary atresia other imaging findings|Other Imaging Findings]] | [[Pulmonary atresia other diagnostic studies|Other Diagnostic Studies]] |
| '''Type II disease'''
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| This type consist of proximal '''pulmonary arterial atresia''' , an intact ventricular septum, but the tricuspid valve is incompetence allowing retrograde flow of blood into the right atrium and across an atrial septal defect. TTherefore, the right ventricle is either normal or dilated.
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| Survival has improved due to a combination of the early treatment with Prostaglandin '''PGE1''' (to prevent the PDA from closing) and advances in cardiac surgery (creating shunts between the aorta and the pulmonary artery that may help increase blood flow to the lungs). A more complete repair will depends on the size of the pulmonary artery and right ventricle.
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| ===Pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect or VSD===
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| PA-VSD is identified by underdevelopment of the [[right ventricle]]. It is a second opening in the ventricular wall. This opening provides a way out for blood in the [[right ventricle]]. When this second opening ([[VSD]]) does not exist, very little blood goes to the right ventricle, which is what causes it to be underdeveloped. This defect can also be determined before birth. Out of all congenital cardiac malformations, it is estimated that PA-VSD occurs in 2.5-3.4% of the cases. The genetic cause of PA-VSD is not known; it is found however, that children whose parents have PA-VSD are at a higher risk for congenital heart lesions.
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| Images shown below is courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission. [http://www.peir.net © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology]
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| Image:Pulmonary atresia.jpg|Only an aorta can be seen originating from this pathology specimen. No pulmonary artery is present.
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| ==Clinical Symptoms==
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| Symptoms are noted shortly after birth. The most common presentation is a newborn who becomes cyanotic (blue) in the transitional first day of life when the placenta (maternal source of oxygen) is removed. Cyanosis is related to the presence of other defects that allow blood to mix, such as a patent ductus arteriosus, patent foramen ovale, etc. Other symptoms may include rapid breathing, lethargy, irritability, etc.
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| ==Treatment== | | ==Treatment== |
| At first, the child will need to be admitted to the [[intensive care unit]] and possibly placed on oxygen and a [[ventilator]] that will help the child breathe. Also, IV medications that assist the heart and lung function may be given. An IV medication called prostaglandin E1 is used for treatment of pulmonary atresia. This medication helps the blood circulate through the body, but it is extremely dangerous because it causes [[apnea]]. Another example of preliminary treatment is heart catheterization to evaluate the defect or defects of the heart; this procedure is much more invasive. Ultimately, however, the patient will need to have a series of surgeries to improve the blood flow permanently. The first surgery will likely be performed shortly after birth. A [[shunt]] can be created between the aorta and the pulmonary artery to help increase blood flow to the lungs. As the child grows, so does the heart and the shunt may need revised in order to meet the body's requirements.
| | '''Medical:''' [[Pulmonary atresia medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] |
| Children with pulmonary atresia will need to be seen regularly throughout their lifetime by a cardiologist to be sure that their heart is functioning properly. Due to their increased risk of [[endocarditis]], children diagnosed with pulmonary atresia should have amoxicillin before any type of dental work or other types of surgeries to help prevent this infection from occurring.
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| The type of surgery recommended depends on the size of the [[right ventricle]] and the [[pulmonary artery]].
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| If they are normal in size and the right ventricle is able to pump blood, [[open heart surgery]] can be performed to make blood flow through the heart in a normal pattern.
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| If the right ventricle is small and unable to act as a pump, doctors may perform another type of operation called the [[Fontan procedure]]. In this two-stage procedure, the [[right atrium]] is disconnected from the pulmonary circulation. The systemic venous return goes directly to the lungs, by-passing the heart.
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| ==Prognosis==
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| The outcome varies for every child. If the condition is left uncorrected it is fatal, but the prognosis has greatly improved over the years for babies with pulmonary atresia. Some factors that affect how well the child does include how well the heart is beating, the condition of the blood vessels that supply the heart, and how leaky the other heart valves are. Most cases of pulmonary atresia can be helped with surgery. If the patient's [[right ventricle]] is exceptionally small, many surgeries will be needed in order to help stimulate normal circulation of blood to the heart.
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| If uncorrected, babies with this type of [[congenital heart disease]] will only survive for the first few days of life while the fetal shunts between left and right circulations remain patent.
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| Many children with Pulmonary Atresia will go on to lead 'normal' lives.
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| Doctors are unsure of the cause of congenital heart defects, but there are some medical conditions that have been found to increase the risk of having a baby with a heart defect such as congenital heart disease in the mother, father, brother, or sister of the baby, a diabetic mother, use of drugs or alcohol or over the counter prescriptions during pregnancy. These conditions do not mean that the baby will definitely be born with a heart defect, but that it runs a higher chance. Sometimes babies are born without any of these conditions; the cause is unknown. All pregnant women should do all that they can to ensure and maintain the health of their unborn child.
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| ==General Management==
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| Patient should be treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) or special care nursery once symptoms are noted. The patient will need oxygen, and possibly even a ventilator, to assist his/her breathing. Intravenous (IV) medications may be given to help the heart and lungs function more efficiently.
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| A cardiac catheterization procedure can be used as a diagnostic procedure, as well as initial treatment procedure as balloon atrial septostomy to improve mixing oxygenated blood and unoxygenated blood between the right and left atria.
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| '''Atrial Septostomy''': a special catheter with a balloon in the tip is used to create an opening in the atrial septum. The catheter is guided through the foramen ovale to the left atrium (LA). Once the ballon is in the LA is inflated and then pulled back opening a bigger hole between the right atrium and the LA to mix blood. | | '''Surgical:''' [[Pulmonary atresia surgery|Surgery]] |
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| If the hospital does not have a catheterization lab with skill physician to perform the ballon atrial septostomy, an intravenous medication called prostaglandin is administered to keep the ductus arteriousus from closing.
| | [[Pulmonary atresia primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Pulmonary atresia secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Pulmonary atresia cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Pulmonary atresia future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]] |
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| Those intervention will only allow time to stabilize the baby, because surgery is the definitive treatment to improve blood flow to the lungs
| | ==References== |
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