Heart Pathology

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Heart Pathology
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The Human Heart
What is pathology?

• Introduction

What are congenital heart defects?
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The Human Heart
Causes of Congenital Heart Defects
1. Disturbance of mothers oxygen supply
2. Infection in mother
3. Drugs/Cigarette Smoke

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects

4. Cigarette Smoke
5. Nutritional Deficiency
6. Genetic Inheritance
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The Human Heart
Occurrence
-One out of every 120 babies born has some type
of defect
Detection

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects

-Pre-Birth Fetal Ultrasound
-Post-Birth

• Abnormal heartbeat (murmur)

• Abnormal growth or development

• Fatigue

• Breathing Difficulty or blue skin
• most common

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The Human Heart
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Occurrence

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• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD

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The Human Heart
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD

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The Human Heart
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Problem

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD

Outcomes

• Hole closes on its own (usually before the age of
  2)
• 20 close during 1st year

• The hole doesnt close and surgery is required

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The Human Heart
Atrial Septal Defect (ASD)
Diagnostic Tools

• X-Ray

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD

• EKG

• Echocardiogram

• Catheterization

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The Human Heart
Echocardiogram

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD

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The Human Heart
Catheterization

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD

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The Human Heart
Catheterization

• Very new procedure

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD
• Catheterization

• 1. Catheter is inserted in groin area and guided
  through an artery to the heart

2. Occlusion devices are used to close the hole
3. Catheter is removed and the occlusion devices
remain to block the hole
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The Human Heart
Open Heart Surgery

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD
• Catheterization
• Open-Heart Surgery

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Heart-lung Machine

• http//heart.healthcentersonline.com/bypasssurgery
  /heart-lungmachine.cfm

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The Human Heart
Open Heart Surgery

• Also conducted to repair cardiac stenosis
• Stenosis Narrowing
• Subaortic stenosis

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD
• Catheterization
• Open-Heart Surgery

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Blood Clots
The Human Heart

• Thrombus vs. Embolism

(Blood clot) (blocked vessel)

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD
• Catheterization
• Open-Heart Surgery
• Blood clots

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The Human Heart
Photo Biography

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD
• Catheterization
• Open-Heart Surgery
• Photo Biography

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The Human Heart
Photo Biography

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD
• Catheterization
• Open-Heart Surgery
• Photo Biography

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The Human Heart
Photo Biography

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD
• Catheterization
• Open-Heart Surgery
• Photo Biography

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The Human Heart
Photo Biography

• Introduction
• Congenital Heart Defects
• ASD
• Catheterization
• Open-Heart Surgery
• Photo Biography

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