most common congenital heart anomaly
bicuspid aortic valve
ASD #2
most common cause enlarged coronary sinus
persistent left SVC
most common primary cardiac tumor in adults
cardiac myxoma
left atrium, attached to septum, +/- Ca2+
“aortic root”
aortic annulus (basal ring) + sinuses of Valsalva + sinotubular junction
“annuloaortic ectasia”
dilatation of annulus and sinuses of Valsalva with effacement of the sinuotubular junction
tulip bulb sign
anomalous course of coronary arteries
dilated cardiomyopathy causes
valve cusps (aortic, tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral)
myocarditis findings
LV aneurysm vs pseudoaneurysm
aneurysm: bounded by thin myocardium
- wide neck
- anterior or apical
- less rupture risk
pseudoaneurysm: contained rupture by pericardium
- narrow neck (ratio <1)
- posterolateral or inferior
- risk of rupture
both complic of MI, assoc w thrombus
tamponade
second most common benign heart tumor
lipoma
most common embryologic abnormality of aortic arch
aberrant right subclavian - usually incidental
Glenn shunt
SVC to right pulmonary artery
Blalock Taussig shunt
subclavian artery to pulmonary artery
purpose: increase pulm blood flow
Fontan procedure
total cavopulmonary connection to bypass RV & direct systemic circulation into PAs
- for single ventricle physiology (HLH, Ebstein, tricuspid atresia, double inlet ventricle)
Glenn shunt: SVC to right PA
Fontan pathway: IVC to right or left PA
- lateral tunnel or extracardiac
Fontan procedure complications
conduit related: thrombosis, stenosis, calc’n
cardiac: RA enlargement, ventric failure, arrhythmias
vascular: pulm AVM, PE, pHTN, aortopulmonary collaterals (hemoptysis)
liver: congestion, cirrhosis, regen nodules, HCC
lymphatic: chylous effusions, protein losing enteropathy, plastic bronchitis
Blalock Taussig shunt complication
stenosis at shunt’s pulm insertion site
LV papillary muscles: name & blood supply
- posteromedial: RCA (in right dominant patients) –> more prone to rupture 2/2 single vascular supply
microvascular obstruction
Imaging: dark signal tissue surrounded by enhancing scar on both sides
vulnerable plaque - 4 main features on CTA
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy - types
hypoplastic left heart
right aortic arch branching patterns and associations
2. right arch w/ mirror image branching - cyanotic heart disease (truncus arteriosus, tetralogy of fallot)