Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects – Healthy Kids Consulting

Congenital Heart Defects

Congenital Heart Defects: Introduction

Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects

Normal Heart

Left-to-right Shunting Lesions (defect)

Left-to-right Shunting Lesions: PDA

Left-to-right Shunting Lesions: ASD

Left-to-right Shunting Lesions: VSD

Left-to-right Shunting Lesions: AVSD

AVSD

Obstructive or Stenotic Lesions

Obstructive or Stenotic Lesions: Pulmonary Stenosis

Obstructive or Stenotic Lesions: Aortic Stenosis

Obstructive or Stenotic Lesions: Coarctation of the Aorta (Coarc)

Newborn Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Defects

▪A pulse oximeter to measure oxygen saturation of hemoglobin.

▪Thorough family history for cardiac defects.

▪Pregnancy history.

▪Physical exam.

Kemper et al. (2011). Strategies for implementing screening for critical congenital heart disease. Pediatrics. 128:e1-8.

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