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Hemodynamics and Cardiology: Neonatology Questions and Controversies E-Book

Hemodynamics and Cardiology: Neonatology Questions and Controversies E-Book

Charles S. Kleinman | Istvan Seri

(2012)

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Abstract

Hemodynamics and Cardiology, a volume in Dr. Polin’s Neonatology: Questions and Controversies Series, offers expert authority on the toughest cardiovascular challenges you face in your practice. This medical reference book will help you provide better evidence-based care and improve patient outcomes with research on the latest advances.

  • Reconsider how you handle difficult practice issues with coverage that addresses these topics head on and offers opinions from the leading experts in the field, supported by evidence whenever possible.
  • Find information quickly and easily with a consistent chapter organization.
  • Get the most authoritative advice available from world-class neonatologists who have the inside track on new trends and developments in neonatal care. 
  • Stay current in practice with coverage on issues such as the clinical implications of near-infrared spectroscopy in neonates, MRI imaging and neonatal hemodynamics, and hybrid management techniques for congenital heart disease.

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Front cover cover
Pin page ifc_i
Half title page i
Front Matter ii
Hemodynamics and Cardiology: Neonatology Questions and Controversies iii
Copyright page iv
Dedication v
Contributors vii
Series Foreword xv
Preface xvii
Table of Contents xix
Part I Neonatal Hemodynamics 1
Section A Principles of Developmental Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology 1
Chapter 1 Principles of Developmental Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology 3
Principles of Developmental Physiology 3
Fetal Circulation 3
Transitional Physiology 4
Postnatal Circulation 4
Pressure, Flow, and Resistance 4
Organ Blood Flow Distribution 5
Microcirculatory Physiology 5
Myocardial Function—Developmental Aspects 6
Impact of the Immature Autonomic Nervous System on Regulating Cardiac Function and Vascular Tone 6
Developmental Cardiovascular Pathophysiology: Etiology and Pathophysiology of Neonatal Shock 7
Definition and Phases of Shock 8
Etiology of Neonatal Shock 10
Hypovolemia 10
Myocardial Dysfunction 11
Vasodilation 13
Case Study 16
Adrenal Insufficiency (See Chapters 12 and 14) 19
Downregulation of Adrenergic Receptors 20
References 23
Chapter 2 Autoregulation of Vital and Nonvital Organ Blood Flow in the Preterm and Term Neonate 29
Regulation of Arterial Tone 31
The Role of Conduit Arteries in Regulating Vascular Resistance 31
Arterial Reaction to Pressure (Autoregulation) 31
Interaction of Autoregulation and Hypoxic Vasodilatation 32
Interaction of Autoregulation and Pco2 33
Interaction of Autoregulation and Functional Activation (Metabolic Blood Flow Control) 34
Flow-mediated Vasodilatation 34
Sympathetic Nervous System 34
Humoral Factors in General Circulation 35
Summary 35
Blood Flow to the Brain 35
Autoregulation of Cerebral Blood Flow in the Immature Brain 35
Effect of Carbon Dioxide on Cerebral Blood Flow 37
Metabolic Control of Blood Flow to the Brain 37
Adrenergic Mechanisms Affecting Cerebral Blood Flow 38
Effect of Medications on Cerebral Blood Flow 38
Ischemic Thresholds in the Brain 38
Blood Flow to Other Organs 39
Kidney 39
Liver 39
Stomach and Intestines 40
Distribution of Cardiac Output in the Healthy Human Neonate 40
Blood Flow to the Upper Part of the Body 40
Blood Flow to the Lower Part of the Body 41
Mechanisms Governing the Redistribution of Cardiac Output in the Fetal ‘“Dive” Reflex 42
Aerobic Diving 42
Reactions to Hypoxia 42
Modifying Effects 42
Distribution of Cardiac Output in the Shocked Newborn 42
The Term Neonate with Low Cardiac Output 42
The Very Preterm Neonate During Immediate Postnatal Adaptation 43
Other Scenarios 43
Conclusion 43
References 43
Chapter 3 Definition of Normal Blood Pressure Range: 49
Case Study 49
Measuring Blood Pressure 50
Direct Measurement of Blood Pressure 50
Noninvasive Measurement of Blood Pressure 52
Normative Data for Blood Pressure in Neonates 56
Adjuncts to Blood Pressure Measurement in the Diagnosis of Compromised Circulatory Function 63
Urine Output 64
Metabolic Acidosis 64
Hyperkalemia 64
Heart Rate 65
Capillary Refill Time and Central-Peripheral Temperature Difference 65
Clinical Factors that May Affect Blood Pressure 66
Maternal Age and Blood Pressure 66
Route of Delivery 67
Time of Umbilical Cord Clamping 67
Patent Ductus Arteriosus 67
Apnea 68
Respiratory Support 68
Antenatal Steroids 69
Therapeutic Hypothermia 70
Other Indicators of Changes in Circulatory Function 71
Conclusion 71
References 72
Section B Diagnosis of Neonatal Shock: Methods and Their Clinical Applications 79
Chapter 4 Methods to Assess Systemic and Organ Blood Flow in the Neonate 81
Doppler Ultrasound 82
Doppler Principle 82
First Instruments 83
Indices of Pulsatility 83
Blood Flow Velocity 84
Volumetric Measurements 84
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 84
Geometry 84
Algorithms and Wavelength 85
Pathlength 85
Quantification of Cerebral Blood Flow 85
Assumptions 85
Reproducibility and Validation 85
Indocyanine Green as an Alternative Tracer 85
Trend Monitoring of Hemoglobin Signals 86
The Hemoglobin Difference, or Oxygenation Index 87
Coherence of the Spontaneous Variability of Cerebral Hemoglobin Oxygenation and Variability of Arterial Blood Pressure as an Indication of Cerebral Autoregulation 87
Diffuse Correlation Spectroscopy 87
Quantification of Hemoglobin-Oxygen Saturation 87
Bias of Tissue Oxygen Saturation 88
Precision of the Tissue Oxygen Saturation 88
Importance of the Low Precision of the Tissue Oxygen Saturation 88
Magnetic Resonance Imaging 88
Measurement of Blood Flow 88
Qualitative Flow Imaging (Fig. 4-3) 89
Quantitative Flow Imaging 89
Kety-Schmidt Method 90
133Xe Clearance 90
Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography 91
Stable Xenon-Enhanced Computed Tomography 91
Positron Emission Tomography 91
Other Methods 92
Measurement of Flow to Other Organs 92
Conclusion 92
References 92
Chapter 5 Functional Echocardiography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 95
Doppler Ultrasound 96
Two-Dimensional Imaging and Normal Cardiac Structure 96
Types of Doppler 97
What Can Be Measured with Functional Echocardiography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units? 98
Ductal Shunting 100
Ductal Patency and Direction of Shunting 100
Determination of Hemodynamic Significance 102
Natural History of Postnatal Constriction 103
Atrial Shunting 104
Pulmonary Artery Pressure 105
Pulmonary Artery Pressure from a Ductal Shunt 106
Pulmonary Artery Pressure from Tricuspid Incompetence 107
Pulmonary Artery Doppler Time to Peak Velocity 108
Measurement of Blood Flow and Cardiac Output 109
Left Ventricular Output 109
Right Ventricular Output 111
Superior Vena Cava Flow 112
Left Pulmonary Artery Velocities: Pulmonary Blood Flow 112
Myocardial Function Measures 114
Myocardial Function: Future Developments 116
Diastolic Function 116
Tissue Doppler 116
Functional Echocardiography in the Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Specific Clinical Situations 118
Very Preterm Baby During the Transitional Period 119
Measurement of Systemic Blood Flow 119
Assessment of Early Ductal Constriction and Shunt Direction 119
Preterm Infant with Suspected PDA 120
Baby with Clinically Suspected Circulatory Compromise 120
Baby with Suspected Primary Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn 121
Conclusion 121
References 121
Chapter 6 Assessment of Cardiac Output in Neonates: 125
Fick Principle 126
Oxygen Fick (O2-Fick) Method 127
Pulmonary Oxygen Uptake (VO2) 127
Oxygen Concentration Gradient (CaO2 − CvO2) 128
Cardiac Index (Calculation Examples) 129
Carbon Dioxide Fick (CO2-Fick) Method 130
Modified Carbon Dioxide Fick Method (mCO2F) 130
Carbon Dioxide Rebreathing Technology (CO2R) 131
Echocardiography 131
Electrical Cardiometry 134
Obtaining the Impedance Cardiogram 134
Measurement of Thoracic Electrical Bio-impedance 135
Bio-impedance and Bio-reactance 136
Interpretation of the Impedance Cardiogram 139
Impedance Cardiography/Impedance Plethysmography 140
Alignment of Erythrocytes and Electrical Velocimetry 141
Pulse Contour Method 143
PiCCO Technology 145
LiDCO Technology 146
FloTrac System 146
Conclusion 146
References 148
Chapter 7 Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Its Use for the Assessment of Tissue Perfusion in the Neonate 151
Principles of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 152
Near-Infrared Spectrophotometers 152
Continuous Wave Instruments 153
Spatially Resolved Spectroscopy 155
Time-of-flight Instruments 156
Frequency Domain Instruments 156
Measurements of Physiologic Variables 156
Venous Oxygen Saturation 157
Cerebral Venous Oxygen Saturation 157
Peripheral Venous Oxygen Saturation 158
Blood Flow 160
Physiologic Observations Using Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 161
Oxygen Delivery 161
Factors Determining Oxygen Delivery 162
Effect of Anemia 162
Cerebral Oxygen Delivery 162
Cerebral Blood Flow (CBF) 162
Peripheral Blood Flow 163
Oxygen Consumption 164
Cerebral Venous Oxygen Saturation and Consumption 165
Peripheral Venous Oxygen Saturation and Consumption 165
Fractional Oxygen Extraction 165
Oxygen Delivery–Consumption Coupling 168
Early Postnatal Adaptation 169
References 170
Chapter 8 Clinical Applications of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy in Neonates 173
Feasibility of Near-Infrared Spectroscopy-Monitored rScO2 and cFTOE in Clinical Practice in the NICU 174
Clinical Applications 176
Application of the Sensor and Its Pitfalls 176
Relation to Other Monitoring Devices 177
Clinical Conditions Associated with Low rScO2 177
Clinical Conditions Associated with High rScO2 Values 182
Conclusion 183
References 183
Chapter 9 Advanced Magnetic Resonance Neuroimaging Techniques in the Neonate with a Focus on Hemodynamic-Related Brain Injury 187
Magnetic Resonance–Compatible Neonatal Incubator 187
Magnetic Resonance–Compatible Video Monitoring System 188
Neonatal-Sized Head Coil 188
Diffusion-Weighted Imaging and Diffusion Tensor Imaging of the Neonatal Brain 188
Perfusion Imaging of the Neonatal Brain 190
Exogenous Contrast Agents 191
Blood Oxygen Level–Dependent Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging 191
Arterial Spin Labeling 194
Continuous Arterial Spin Labeling 194
Pulsed Arterial Spin Labeling 194
Quantitative Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of the Neonatal Brain 195
Acknowledgments 196
References 197
Chapter 10 Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in the Study of Neonatal Hemodynamics 199
Current Understanding of Neonatal Hemodynamics 200
Current Cotside Circulatory Assessment 200
Optimal Circulatory Management 200
Current Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging 201
Success of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in the Adult Population 202
Performing Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Newborn 202
Adapting Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance for Use in Newborns 203
Cine Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 203
Phase Contrast Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 204
Emerging Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging 206
3-D Visualization of Flow with Phase Contrast 206
Assessment of Myocardial Motion 207
Potential Role of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance in the Study of Neonatal Hemodynamics 208
Definition of the Pathophysiology of Circulatory Failure 208
Acting as a Biomarker in Studies Assessing the Cardiovascular Effects of Vasopressor/Inotropes, Inotropes, and Lusitropes 208
Guiding the Development of Emerging Echocardiographic Techniques 209
Advantages and Disadvantages of Functional Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging 209
Conclusion 210
Acknowledgments 210
References 210
Chapter 11 Assessment of the Microcirculation in the Neonate 215
Why Assess the Microcirculation? 215
Where to Study the Microcirculation in the Human Newborn? 216
Laser Doppler Imaging 217
Laser Doppler Flowmetry 218
Assessment of Skin Microcirculation Responses 218
Postocclusive Reactive Hyperemia 218
Local Thermal Hyperemia 220
Iontophoresis 221
Microvasculature of the Preterm Neonate Studied by LDF 221
Gestation Differences 222
Peripheral Microvascular Blood Flow and Neonatal Gender 224
Mechanisms of Preterm Microvascular Control 225
Vasodilators Regulating Microvascular Tone 225
Nitric Oxide 226
Carbon Monoxide 226
Hydrogen Sulfide 226
Vasoconstrictors Regulating Microvascular Tone 228
Videomicroscopy 229
Retinography and Cardiovascular Programming 229
Future Applications in Neonatal Medicine 230
Conclusion 230
References 230
Section C Clinical Presentations and Relevance of Neonatal Shock 235
Chapter 12 Clinical Presentations of Neonatal Shock: 237
Definition of Hypotension and its Relationship to Low Systemic Perfusion 238
The Transitional Circulation in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant 240
Physiologic Determinants of the Blood Pressure in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant (see also Chapter 1) 241
Clinical Determinants of Blood Pressure in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant 242
Gestational Age and Postnatal Age 242
Use of Antenatal Glucocorticoid Therapy 243
Blood Loss 243
Positive Pressure Ventilation 243
Patent Ductus Arteriosus (see also Chapter 13) 244
Systemic Vascular Resistance 244
Assessment of Cardiovascular Compromise in the Shocked Very Low Birth Weight Infant 244
Capillary Refill Time 244
Urine Output 245
Pulse Rate 245
Metabolic Acidosis/Lactic Acidosis 245
Blood Pressure (see also Chapter 3) 245
Cardiac Output (see also Chapters 1, 5, 6, and 10) 246
Monitoring of Peripheral and Mucosal Blood Flow 246
Pulse Oximeter Derived Perfusion Index 246
Systemic Blood Flow 246
Short- and Long-Term Effects of Cardiovascular Compromise/Shock in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant 247
Peri/Intraventricular Hemorrhage 248
Periventricular Leukomalacia 248
Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome 248
Treatment Options in the Management of Cardiovascular Compromise/Shock in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant 249
Closing the Ductus Arteriosus 249
Volume Expansion 249
Vasopressor-Inotropes, Inotropes, and Lusitropes 252
Dopamine 253
Dobutamine 255
Epinephrine 256
Milrinone 257
Vasopressin 257
Treatment of Very Low Birth Weight Neonates with Vasopressor-Resistant Shock 257
Presentation and Management of Cardiovascular Compromise in the Very Low Birth Weight Infant on the First Postnatal Day 258
Transient Myocardial Dysfunction 258
Vasodilation and Hyperdynamic Myocardial Function 260
Perinatal Depression with Secondary Myocardial Dysfunction and/or Abnormal Peripheral Vasoregulation 260
Conclusion 260
References 262
Chapter 13 The Very Low Birth Weight Neonate with Hemodynamically Significant Ductus Arteriosus During the First Postnatal Week 269
Signs and Symptoms of Patent Ductus Arteriosus 271
Cardiovascular Adaptation to Patent Ductus Arteriosus 272
Effects of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus on Blood Pressure 273
Effects of Hemodynamically Significant Patent Ductus Arteriosus on Organ Perfusion 274
Cerebral Blood Flow 276
Superior Mesenteric and Celiac Artery Blood Flow 276
Pulmonary Blood Flow 277
Changes in Cardiac Function Following PDA Ligation 279
Treatment 280
Surgical Ligation 280
Indomethacin 281
Ibuprofen 282
Indomethacin and Intracranial Hemorrhage 282
PDA and Neonatal Morbidity: To Treat or Not to Treat 282
Conclusion 284
References 284
Chapter 14 The Preterm Neonate with Cardiovascular and Adrenal Insufficiency 293
Adrenal Insufficiency 293
Cardiovascular Insufficiency: Hypotension and Shock (see also Chapter 1) 297
Evidence of AI in Ill Preterm Infants 298
Evidence of AI in Ill Late Preterm and Term Infants 299
Cardiovascular Insufficiency and Adrenal Insufficiency in Ill Infants 300
Mechanisms of Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Cardiovascular Insufficiency 302
Corticosteroid Therapy for Cardiovascular Insufficiency 302
Conclusion 304
References 305
Chapter 15 Shock in the Surgical Neonate 311
Definition and Phases of Neonatal Shock 311
Pathogenesis of Neonatal Shock 312
Diagnosis of Circulatory Compromise and Shock 312
Neonates with Surgical Condition and Shock 312
Respiratory Disorders 312
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 312
Cystic Congenital Adenomatoid Malformation 314
Vascular Tumors 315
Hepatic Vascular Tumors 315
Sacrococcygeal Teratoma 316
Gastrointestinal Disorders 316
Gastroschisis and Omphalocele 317
Necrotizing Enterocolitis 317
References 318
Chapter 16 Hemodynamics and Brain Injury in the Preterm Neonate 321
Magnitude of Problem 321
Systemic and Cerebral Hemodynamic Vulnerability in Premature Infants 322
The Premature Cardiovascular System 323
Cerebral Hemodynamic Control in Premature Infants 324
Evidence for an Association Between Systemic Hemodynamic Disturbances and Prematurity-Related Brain Injury: Current Status 325
Blood Pressure and Prematurity-Related Brain Injury 325
Resolving the Relationship Between Systemic Hemodynamics and Prematurity-Related Brain Injury: Obstacles to Progress 326
Measurement of Relevant Hemodynamic and Metabolic Indices 326
Characterizing “Significant” Systemic Hemodynamic Insults Is Difficult In Sick Premature Infants 327
Establishing a Temporal Relationship Between Systemic Hemodynamic Changes and Brain Insults 328
Conclusion 330
References 330
Part II Fetal and Neonatal Cardiology 341
Section D Embryonic and Fetal Development 341
Chapter 17 The Genetics of Fetal and Neonatal Cardiovascular Disease 343
Genetic Basis of Congenital Heart Disease Wendy Chung, MD, PhD 343
Developments in Molecular Diagnostics for Congenital Heart Disease 346
What Is Involved with Genetic Testing? 348
What Is the Approach Used in Genetic Evaluation? 349
How to Interpret Test Results 349
References 350
The Developmental Biology and Genetics Underlying Human Heterotaxy 350
Left-Right Asymmetric Heart Anatomy 351
Theoretical Considerations in the Development of Chiral Asymmetry 352
The LRO Is a Conserved Ciliated Signaling Center 353
Structure and Function of Cilia 354
Asymmetric Gene Expression Downstream from the Left-Right Organizer 356
Clinical Implications: Genetics of Heterotaxy 357
Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia 358
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome 358
Nonsyndromic Htx 358
References 360
Genetics of Congenital Heart Disease 362
Nonsyndromic Congenital Heart Disease 364
Atrial Septal Defect 364
Ebstein Anomaly 364
Patent Ductus Arteriosus 365
Coarctation of the Aorta 365
Valvular Pulmonary Stenosis 366
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connections 366
Tetralogy of Fallot 366
Transposition of Great Arteries 367
Syndromic Congenital Heart Disease 367
Holt-Oram Syndrome 367
Noonan Syndrome 368
Alagille Syndrome 368
VATER Association 369
CHARGE Association 370
Kabuki Syndrome 370
Down Syndrome 370
Turner Syndrome 371
DiGeorge Syndrome 372
Williams Syndrome 373
Heterotaxy 374
References 374
Chapter 18 Human Cardiac Development in the First Trimester 377
Background 378
Specimens 379
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Episcopic Fluorescence Image Capture, Processing, and Analysis 379
Cardiac Looping 380
Atrial Septation (Estimated Gestational Age -8 Weeks) 383
Ventricular Septation (Estimated Gestational Age Weeks) 383
Formation of the Atrioventricular Valves (Estimated Gestational Age -8weeks) 384
Outflow Septation and Semilunar Valve Morphogenesis (Estimated Gestational Age -8 Weeks) 385
Conclusion 387
Acknowledgments 387
References 388
Chapter 19 The Reappraisal of Normal and Abnormal Cardiac Development 391
How Does the Heart Develop? 392
Cardiac Looping 395
Formation of the Cardiac Chambers 395
Cardiac Septation 399
Development and Separation of the Outflow Tract 403
Relationship to Congenital Cardiac Malformations 411
Acknowledgment 412
References 412
Section E Fetal and Neonatal Cardiology 415
Chapter 20 New Concepts for Training the Pediatric Cardiology Workforce of the Future 417
Background and Significance 417
Challenges Facing the Health Workforce Today 418
Inadequacy of the Current Health Care Delivery System 419
The Health Care System of the Future 420
Patients 420
Community Health Workers and Grand-Aides 421
Nurses 421
Physicians 422
Training the New Health Professionals: Questioning Assumptions 422
How Much Do Patients Want to Know? 422
Are We Training for Teamwork? 423
Do Physicians Need to Be Well Rounded? How Much Education Is Necessary? 423
Interprofessional Education? 425
The Ideal Team 425
A Futuristic Ideal: The College for Health 426
Final Thoughts 427
References 427
Chapter 21 The Current Role of Fetal Echocardiography 431
Conclusion 441
Reference 441
Chapter 22 Clinical Evaluation of Cardiovascular Function in the Human Fetus 443
The Fetal Circulation 443
Factors Affecting Fetal Cardiac Output 443
The Transitional Circulation 444
The Etiology of Hydrops Fetalis 444
Mechanisms of Fetal Congestive Heart Failure 444
Increased Afterload 444
Twin-Twin Transfusion 444
Increased Preload 445
Arteriovenous Fistula 445
External Compression 446
Prognosis of Fetal Heart Failure—Markers of Fetal Mortality 446
Introduction to the Use of the Cardiovascular Profile Score (Table 22-2) 446
Ventricular Function in the Fetus 446
Fetal Congestive Heart Failure 446
Cardiovascular Profile Score in Ebstein’s Anomaly 448
Treatment of Fetal Heart Failure 448
Digoxin 449
Digoxin Treatment 450
Outcome 450
Effect of Digoxin on CVPS 450
Differences in CVPS Between Survivors and Nonsurvivors 450
References 451
Chapter 23 Cardiac Surgery in the Neonate with Congenital Heart Disease 453
Palliative Operations 454
Pulmonary Artery Banding 454
Aortopulmonary Shunts (Blalock-Taussig Shunt) 455
Specific Lesions 456
Left-to-Right Shunt Lesions 456
Ventricular Septal Defect 456
Patent Ductus Arteriosus of Botalli 456
Truncus Arteriosus 458
Aortopulmonary Window 458
Obstructive Lesions 458
Pulmonary Stenosis or Pulmonary Atresia with Intact Ventricular Septum 458
Aortic Stenosis 459
Coarctation of the Aorta 460
Interrupted Aortic Arch 462
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 463
Cyanotic Heart Lesions 463
Transposition of the Great Arteries 463
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection 465
Mechanical Circulatory Support in the Neonate 467
Conclusion 470
References 470
Chapter 24 Regional Blood Flow Monitoring in the Perioperative Period 473
Historical Perspective and Technologic Development 473
Descriptive Physiology of Multiple Site Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 474
Goal-Directed Global Hemodynamic Management with Multisite Near-Infrared Spectroscopy 476
Perioperative Cerebral Oxygenation and Function 480
Perioperative Somatic Oxygenation and Organ Function 481
Interstage and Home Monitoring 484
Conclusion 484
References 485
Chapter 25 Mechanical Pump Support and Cardiac Transplant in the Neonate 489
Neonatal Heart Transplantation 489
History 489
Indication for Transplant 490
Unique Aspects of Heart Transplantation in Infants 490
Waitlist Mortality 490
ABO Incompatible Transplants 491
Surgical Approach and Mortality 492
Immunosuppression and Rejection 492
Mechanical Circulatory Support in the Infant 493
Indications for Support 493
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation 494
Ventricular Assist Device 495
Pulsatile Flow Devices 495
Continuous Flow Devices 497
Future 498
PumpKIN 499
References 500
Chapter 26 Catheter-Based Therapy in the Neonate with Congenital Heart Disease 503
Vascular Access 503
Balloon Atrial Septostomy 504
Atrial Septoplasty 506
Septoplasty with Interatrial Stent Placement 508
Pulmonary Balloon Valvuloplasty in the Neonate 508
Perforation of Membranous Pulmonary Valve in Pulmonary Atresia and Intact Ventricular Septum 510
Ductal Stenting 513
Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty in the Neonate 515
Transcatheter Management for Neonatal Coarctation 517
Other Catheter-Based Therapies for Neonates with Congenital Heart Disease 517
Techniques on the Horizon 518
Conclusion 518
Acknowledgment 518
References 518
Chapter 27 Hybrid Management Techniques in the Treatment of the Neonate with Congenital Heart Disease 521
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome 521
Historical Perspective 521
Triumphs and Pitfalls 524
Future Potential 525
Perventricluar Ventricular Septal Defect Closure 527
Adjustable Pulmonary Artery Bands 528
Intraoperative Angiocardiography 530
Conclusion 533
References 533
Index 537
A 537
B 538
C 539
D 541
E 542
F 542
G 543
H 543
I 544
J 545
K 545
L 545
M 545
N 546
O 547
P 547
Q 549
R 549
S 549
T 550
U 550
V 550
W 551
X 551
Y 551
Z 551