C12&13: Apical Colour And Spectral Doppler Flashcards
What’s a normal LA volume index?
<34 ml/m2
What should the colour scale be set to for MV colour Doppler
50-70 cm/s
How does MV stenosis effect LA pressure and dilation
Increases LA pressure and size of LA
What does MV inflow depend on
Preload dependant… height of E wave is influences by the amount of blood entering the LV
What is the e-point, DT and the A point
E-point: peak velocity in early filling
DT (deceleration time): time it takes to go from E point to baseline
A point: peak velocity in late filling
whats the norm velocity for E-point/early filling
0.6-1.3 m/s
whats the norm velocity for DT
how will a slower HR effect this
160-220 m/s
….slower HR will increase this time
is there a norm velocity for A-point/late filling?
no
whats the norm E/A ratio
how do you find it
0.8-2.0….
ration reverses @ age 60 and more filling occurs during late filling that early (70-30 for late filling)
Divide E velocity by A velocity
is it norm for some young healthy people to have E/A ratios >2
yes
where do you place the SV when measuring the IVRT duration?
whats the norm duration of IVRT?
more medial than the MV inflow tracing (where leaflets intersect)
50-100ms
why might the IVRT duration be prolonged?
its taking the LV too long to relax/relaxation impairment… can be norm is >60 yrs old
what is PW tissue doppler (TDI or TVI) measuring?
velocity of the movement of the MV/TV annulus in the longitudinal plane towards and away from the apex
how does the LV change shape during diastole
- radially
- circumferentially
- longitudinally
- by twisting (torsion)
are PW tissue doppler velocities more or less dependant on preload than MV inflow
Less dependant
what do the TDI colours represent?
how should the colour scale be set?
red= systole (shortening) blue= diastole (expanding)
lower than for colour doppler
where do you place the SV for TDI of the MV?
how should the spectral tracing appear?
on the medial or lateral annulus of the MV
-looks like inverted MV inflow… contains E prime, A prime and an S wave (E and A ratios should be the same as MV inflow)
what are the norm values for TDI for the medial MV annulus and the lateral MV annulus?
medial: >/= 8 cm/s
lateral: >/= 10 cm/s
during what phases do the pulm veins fill the LA?
- ventricular systole
- early diastole (IVRT)
- diastasis
in which pulm vein do we usually do PW
RUPV
how should the spectral tracing appear for the PW of the PV?
describe each one and what causes them?
includes….
-S wave: systolic wave
+ should be larger than D wave velocity (S > D)
+ divided into S1 and S2 which are sometimes discernible
-D wave: Diastolic wave
+ smaller than S wave
-A wave: Reversal
+ caused by atrial contraction… blood flows from LA back to PV since theres no valve b/w them
what part of the ECG corresponds to the S wave in the PW of the PV
after the QRS complex
where do we place the SV for the PW of the PV
1 cm into the PV
whats the norm E/e prime ratio?
= less than or equal to 8 (the septal and lateral average)
whats the effect of MV stenosis on Mv inflow?
-MV opening is smaller which causes the leaflet to thicken… this speeds up the velocity of the blood flow through the MV… increases the height of E and A waves and prolongs DT
what do we used to measure the MV inflow is the value is Stenotic. What about if not stenotic?
CW is stenotic because of fast velocity
PW if normal