[Table/Fig-8a]:
Subtypes | PA-IVS (Pulmonary atresia with intact ventricular septum) | PA-VSD (Pulmonary atresia with VSD) | |
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PA-IVS (Hypoplastic right heart syndrome) Characterized by pulmonary atresia, hypoplastic RV and hypoplasia of tricuspid valve annulus | |||
Incidence [13] | 7.1-8.1 per 100,000 live births | ||
Association | Coronary artery anomalies e.g. RV dependent coronary circulation (coronary circulation perfused entirely by desaturated RV blood with proximal coronary arteries), coronary ostial atresia ASD/PFO PDA. | ||
Syndromes | Di George syndrome | ||
Imaging features Plain | Normal or mild cardiomegaly | Pulmonary oligemia | Hyper translucent lung fields |
Imaging features specific | Echo thick, immobile atretic pulmonary valve; smallish hypertrophied RV; small tricuspid valve; ASD and PDA Catheter angiography for coronary anomalies and hemodynamic assessment MRI depicts all findings including tricuspid valve and RV size CT preferred for coronary artery evaluation Imaging is useful in classifying pulmonary atresia based on presence or absence of 3 portions (inlet/trabecular/infundibular) of RV into tripartite, bipartite and monopartite types [13]. |
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Management [13] | Medical: Start PGE1 to maintain ductal patency Surgical: depends on RV size and coronary artery anomalies
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