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Nutrition Interventions for Children with Special Health Care Needs

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Chapter 18 - <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> Congenital Heart Disease<br />

Defect Description Symptoms Treatment Growth/Developmental<br />

Implications<br />

CHF Primary closure Highest frequency of severe<br />

growth failure (>2 std dev below<br />

mean); poor feeding; slow weight<br />

gain<br />

Most common heart<br />

defect - “Hole in<br />

heart”; abnormal<br />

opening between the<br />

right and left ventricle<br />

VSD<br />

(Ventricular<br />

Septal Defect)<br />

Direct closure of defect or patch graft Normal growth unless lesion is<br />

severe, then poor weight gain<br />

Asymptomatic or<br />

mild respiratory<br />

symptoms; may not<br />

be detected until<br />

school age<br />

Abnormal opening<br />

between the right and<br />

left atria<br />

ASD (Atrial<br />

Septal Defect)<br />

Valvotomy Growth failure noted in 16% of<br />

patients<br />

Variable presentation;<br />

narrowing worsens<br />

<strong>with</strong> growth.<br />

Aortic Stenosis Obstruction to the<br />

left ventricular<br />

outflow; aortic valve<br />

is thickened and<br />

narrowed leading to ↑<br />

pressure in L ventricle<br />

Growth normal <strong>with</strong> simple defect;<br />

linear growth affected more than<br />

weight<br />

208 <strong>Nutrition</strong> <strong>Interventions</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Children</strong> With <strong>Special</strong> <strong>Health</strong> <strong>Care</strong> <strong>Needs</strong><br />

Medical management, balloon angioplasty,<br />

or surgical repair<br />

Elevated upper<br />

extremity blood<br />

pressure; congestive<br />

failure<br />

Narrowing of the aortic<br />

lumen<br />

Coarctation of the<br />

Aorta<br />

Surgical repair Poor feeding; slow weight gain<br />

Difficulty breathing;<br />

impaired renal<br />

function<br />

Part of aorta absent<br />

leading to severe<br />

obstruction of blood<br />

flow to lower part of<br />

body; PDA initially<br />

allows flow but after<br />

closure BP in lower<br />

circulation inadequate<br />

Interruption of<br />

Aortic Arch<br />

Variable presentation Valvotomy Normal growth unless lesion is<br />

severe; linear growth affected<br />

more than weight<br />

Obstruction to R<br />

ventricular outflow<br />

Pulmonary<br />

Stenosis

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