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CHD operations What is the Glenn or Bidirectional cavopulmonary operation?

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Connection (4-6mo)

– SVC to RPA

– Expected sats 75-85%

2
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CHD operations What is the Fontan or Total cavopulmonary operation?

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Connection (2-4 years)

– IVC to RPA

– Expected sats > 90% (usually)

3
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SVT How do you know if an SVT is a re-entry type?

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Short R-P Narrow Complex

Tachycardias (AV re-entry type)

• R to P distance is shorter than the P to

R distance

• Almost certainly has an A-V re-entry

mechanism

• Responds to adenosine

4
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SVT How do you know if a SVT is likely not to repond to adenosine/

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Long R-P Narrow Complex Tachycardia

• R-P interval is longer

than P-R interval

• Not an atrioventricular

re-entry mechanism

• NOT likely to respond

favourably to adenosine

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