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acquired valvular disease in LA Flashcards

1
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what does a diastolic murmur usually mean and characteristics

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  • aortic regurgitation
  • grade 1-6/6, decresdcendo, often musical
  • > 10 yrs, usually older
  • bounding peripheral pulse (not grade)
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when does AR need further evaluation (echo)

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  • when aterial pulses bounding
  • when horse is young
  • when horse has other signs of heart dx (excersize intolerance, HR, RR effort, ventricular arrhythmias, mitral regurgitation murmur, VSD murmur, atrial fibrilation)
  • when horse has unknown fever
  • prepurchase exam
  • athlete
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what does AR need if its moderate or severe

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excercising ECG

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what is arrhythmogenesis in AR & exercise

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  • ventricular enlargemenet & remodeling
  • decreased coronary perfusion
  • shortened diastole cause by high HR
  • increased oxygen demand
  • increased sympathetic tone caused by the exercise
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what is the clinical relevance of AR

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  • clinically irrelevant
  • excercise intolerance
  • safety concerns
  • heart failure
  • endocarditis
  • echo
  • exercise ECG
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what is pulmonic valve dx

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  • often clinically insignificant
  • except: endocarditis and severe pulmonic stenosis
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what is mitral regurgitation

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  • a loud L sided systolic murmur is MR until proven otherwise
  • grade 1-6/6 - no correlation with severity
  • often incidental but also most common cause of CHF
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what are the signs of MR

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  • exercise intolerance
  • increase HR
  • increase RR and effort
  • cough
  • edema
  • arrhythmias (AF)
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what is the predisposing factor to AF in MR and equine CHF

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atrial enlargement

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development of AF can tilt into CHF in severe MR due to:

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loss of atrial contraction

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when does AF in MR and quine CHF occur

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increased rate = needs rate contool

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why is cardioversion contraindicated

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due to tx complications while in CHF & almost certain recurrence

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13
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ruptured chord is a marker of ____

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severity

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when do horses with a L sided murmur need an echo

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all cases unless physiologic murmur or retired horse in which owner understands all monitoring

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what is tricuspid regurgitation (TR)

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  • most common cause of R sided systolic murmur
  • frequent in standardbred
  • grade and severity correlated
  • rarely causes performance problems or heart failure
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what are exceptions to TR

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  • very severe TR or atrial enlargement that predisposes to atrial fibrillation
  • endocarditis
  • secondary to MR and PH
17
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what are the most common causes of jugular pulses in horses

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ventricular tachycardia and TR

18
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TR needs further evaluation (echo) if…

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  • 4-6/6 holo or pansystolic
  • other signs of heart dx (exercise intolerance, HR, atrial fibrilation, jugular pulses)
  • FUO or thrombophlebitis
  • secondary to MR and PH
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what is the clinical relevance of TR

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  • clinically irrelevant most of the time
  • rarely causes performance problems, safety concerns or HF
  • echo
20
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what is severe TR in horses with CHF

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  • often secondary to L side disease (MR & AR)
  • right sided CHF
  • venous distention, jugular pulsations, ventral edema
  • pleural effusion, hepatic congestion, ascites (rare)
  • AF and tachycardia (>60/min) often present
21
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continuous murmurs

what is aortocardiac fistula

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  • connection from aortic root-RV, RA or LV
  • signs may be distress, arrhymia or colic
  • associated with ventricular arrhythmias
  • unsafe to ride/risk of sudden death
  • life expectancy days-months
22
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continuous murmurs

what is patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)

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  • murmur may be present physiologically < 72-96 hrs
  • very rare in “non-neonate”
23
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treatment of CHF

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  • diuretics: furosemide - torsemide
  • ACEI: benazepril
  • rate control: digoxin mainly in AF
  • pimobendan: little info and expensive
  • inotropes (dubutamine), sedation for dyspnea, oxygen, sildenafil, brochodilators, spironolactone, nitroglycerine
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what to watch for with horses with CHF

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tolerance to exercise, HR, RR and effort

25
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how to monitor horses with valvular disease

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  • mild - moderate: recheck every 6-24 months
  • physical exam
  • echo
  • exercising ECG if moderate or severe disease progression, AF or premature arrhythmias
26
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what is endocarditis

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  • mitral or aortic valve more common in horses and carries a grave prognosis
  • tricuspid or pulmonic valve more common in ruminants and guarded prognosis
27
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what are the signs of bacterial endocarditis

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  • horses: fever, tachycardia, shifting lameness, synovial effusion
  • cow: anorexia, tachycardia, decreased rumen contractions, decreased milk production
  • murmur or no murmur
28
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what is the clin path of bacterial endocarditis

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  • increase in acute phase proteins (fibrinogen and SAA)
  • hyperglobulinemia
  • leukocytosis
  • neutrophilia
  • anemia
29
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blood cultures with bacterial endocarditis

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bacteremia can be intermitten - 3 cultures at least one hour as an option

30
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how to tx bacterial endocarditis

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antimicrobial therapy

  • based on culture & sensitivity
  • bactericidal IV antibiotic
  • broad spectrum antibiotics should be initated prompty (penicillin and gentamicin)
  • platelet aggregation inhibitors
  • aprin

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