Cardiology overview congenital heart disease
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Cardiology Overview |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Atrial Septal Defect
Treatment
- An atrial septal occluder device can be used. There can be migration or erosion of the device so follow-up is warranted.
Coarctaion
- May be associated with bicuspid aortic stenosis
- Imaging follow-up is recommended to look for aneurysm formation.
Mitochondrial Cardiomyopathy
- Mitochondrial cardiomyopathy is associated with an increase in the pCO2 due to a reduction in ventilation.
Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
Treatment
- In the PFO patient who has had their first cryptogenic stroke, the treatment of choice as aspirin.
- The benefit of PFO closure is not well established
- The benefit of Coumadin in the patient with PFO is not well established, and this therapy should be reserved for those patients with atrial fibrillation or venous thromboembolism.