TREATMENT FOR

CYANOTIC HEART
DEFECTS

I.

INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the study
B. Thesis statement
C. Significance of the study

II.

BODY
A. Types of cyanotic heart defects
B. Treatments for cyanotic heart

defects
III. CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION

BACKGROUND OF THE
STUDY
Congenital Heart Disease
Incidence : Approximately 5 - 8 in 1000
live births (Park, 2003)
About 2 - 3 in 1000 infants will be
symptomatic during the first year of life
with significant heart disease that will
require treatment (Hoffman & Kaplan, 2002)

Congenital Heart Disease

Most common type of birth defect
Causes more deaths in the first year of
life than any other birth defects
Divided into two types:
A. Cyanotic
B. Non-cyanotic

Cyanotic Heart Defect

A condition present at birth related to
abnormal blood circulation that results to
low levels of oxygen in the blood
A common symptom is a bluish tint to the
skin, called cyanosis
Cyanotic newborns are often called blue
babies

THESIS STATEMENT
Depending on the severity of the case,
cyanotic heart defects may be repaired
through immediate or delayed surgery.

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE
STUDY
Accurately tracking congenital heart defects
(CHDs) is the first step in preventing them
and reducing their effect.
Birth defects tracking systems identify
babies born with birth defects, including
CHDs, and collect information to learn more
about these conditions.

BODY

TYPES OF
CYANOTIC HEART DEFECTS

Tetralogy of Fallot
A combination of four heart defects:
1. a hole between the RV and LV
2. a narrow pulmonary valve
3. a thickening of the RV muscles
4. a misplaced aortic valve
Most common form of cyanotic
congenital heart defect

Ebstein's Anomaly
Parts of the tricuspid valve called
leaflets or flaps are abnormally developed

Hypoplastic Left Heart

Syndrome
left side of the heart does not develop
completely and unable to send enough
blood to the body

Total Anomalous
Pulmonary
Venous Return
the four veins that take blood from the
lungs to the heart do not attach normally
to the left atrium

Transposition of the
Great Vessels
The two major vessels that carry blood
away from the heart - the aorta and the
pulmonary artery - are transposed.

Tricuspid Atresia
The tricuspid heart valve is missing or
abnormally developed
Blood flow from the RA to the RV is
blocked

Truncus Arteriosus
a single blood vessel (truncus
arteriosus) comes out of the RV and LV,
instead of the normal two
vessels(pulmonary artery and aorta)

TREATMENT OF
CYANOTIC HEART DEFECTS
Treatment depends on the severity of
symptoms.
In very severe cases, the surgery may
need to be performed soon after birth.
In other instances, the surgery can be
delayed until the child is older.

TREATMENT OF
CYANOTIC HEART DEFECTS
If surgery is delayed, a child may be
given medications to treat the disease.
Medications can help to eliminate extra
fluids from the body, get the heart
pumping better, keep blood vessels open,
and regulate abnormal heart rhythms.

CONCLUSION
Cyanotic heart defect is a congenital
condition related to abnormal blood
circulation that results to low levels of
oxygen in the blood.
A common symptom is a bluish tint to
the
skin, called cyanosis.

CONCLUSION
There are seven types of cyanotic heart
defects.
In very severe cases, immediate
surgery is needed. Otherwise, surgery
may be delayed.

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Hockenberry, M. & Wilson, D. (2007). Nursing
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