Aortic Stenosis Flashcards
4 most common types of Valvular Heart Disease?
Aortic Stenosis
Mitral regurg: >60 = 19%
Aortic Regurg ~13%
Mitral stenosis 62y=6%
who get aortic stenosis more, male or female?
female>male
who gets mitral stenosis? as a result of?
usually younger people due to rheumatic fever
aortic stenosis initially presents? then?
asymptomatically
then SOBOE>angina>heart failure>syncope
Aortic Regurg initial presentation?
asymptomatic
Mitral regurg symptomatic when?
with arrythmias, AF, LV failure, pul HTN
What are mitral regurg symptoms?
exertional dyspnoea, fatigue
what kind of murmur in aortic stenosis?
systolic murmur with mid-late peak intensity
How is S2 in aortic stenosis?
reduced intensity
classic aortic stenosis symptoms?
angina
dyspnoea
heart failure
syncope
what kind of murmur for aortic regurg?
long diastolic murmur
wide pulse pressure
how does aortic regurg usually come about pathopysiologically?
usually accompanies aortic stenosis or valve disease
most common pathophysiological cause of aortic stenosis?
calcification of a bicuspid valve
younger patients of aortic stenosis usually have?
bicuspid valve
How to manage aortic stenosis?
treat the hypertension
