Cardiac DSA Flashcards
What is the etiology for aortic stenosis?
Age related calcific degeneration of a normal valve (generally age <70) or a bicuspid aortic valve
Rhuematic dz
What is the clinical presentation for aortic stenosis?
Angina, syncope, HF
Parvus et tardus (diminsed caortid upstroke, weak pulse, typically in late or severe AS)
What heart sounds are heard with aortic stenosis?
Harsh crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur
Best heard at the 2nd right intercostal with radiation to the carotid
The more severe the stenosis, the longer duration of the murmur and the more likely it peaks later in systole
What is the etiology for aortic regurgitation?
Aortic root problems (e.g. dilation due to age-related degeneration, HTN, ankylosing spondylitis, syphilis, dissection, Marfans) Valve problems (e.g. bicuspid aortic valve, endocarditis, rheumatic)
What is the clinical presentation for aortic regurgitation?
Dyspnea, PND, orthopnea, palpitations when lying down, wide pulse pressure, bounding pulse
What heart sound is associated aortic regurgitation?
Diastolic blowing decrescendo murmur
Beast heard at apex/left sternal border
What is the etiology for mitral stenosis?
Rheumatic fever, mitral annular calcification (e.g. in the setting of CKD), congenital
What is the clinical presentation for mitral stenosis?
Dyspnea, hemoptysis, Afib, risk of emboli
Dilated LA can compress the recurrent laryngeal nerve and cause hoarseness (severe cases)
What heart sounds are associated with mitral stenosis?
Opening snap, low pitched diastolic rumble and loud S1
Best heard at the apex when the pt is in the left lateral decubitus position
What is the etiology for acute mitral regurgitation?
Endocarditis, MI with papillary muscle rupture, chordae tendineae rupture
What is the etiology for chronic mitral regurgitation?
- Primary problem with valve: mitral valve prolapse (MVP, i.e. prolapse due to myxomatous degeneration), rheumatic carditis, prior endocarditis, Marfans, carcinoid (rare)
- Secondary dilation of MV annulus (e.g. dilated cardiomyopathy)
What is the clinical presentation for mitral regurgitation?
Acutely may cause flash pulmonary edema, shock and death
Chronically may cause pulmonary edema (DOE, PND, orthopnea), RHF
What heart sounds are associated with mitral regurgitation?
Holosystolic murmur
Best heard at the apex radiating to the axilla, back or clavicle
What is the etiology for tricuspid regurgitation?
Either due to primary valve problem e.g. rheumatic, Ebstein anomaly, carcinoid, endocarditis or
Secondary to elevated RV pressures (e.g. pulmonary HTN, LV failure, restrictive cardiomyopathy)
What is the clinical presentation for tricuspid regurgitation?
Murmur like MR but louder with inspiration
Which congenital heart diseases are associated with late cyanosis with L to R shunt?
ASD, PFO, VSD, PDA, CoA
What is the etiology for atrial septal defects?
Defect in the middle (ostum secundum, MC) or lower (ostum premum which occurs in down syndrome) part of atrial septum
What is the clinical presentation for ASD?
small defects are often asymptomatic
large ASDs are typically detected/closed childhood; if not its may become symptomatic by middle age, causing exercise intolerance, dyspnea and fatigue
What are the complications associated with ASD?
Pulmonary HTN, Eisenmenger syndrome, RHF, Afib, stroke with paradoxical emboli
What heart sounds are heard with ASD?
Loud S1, wide flexed split S2
More pulmonic flow = mild systolic ejection murmur, diastolic rumble across the tricuspid valve
What is the etiology for patent foramen ovale?
An atrial opening that usually closes at brith
What is the clinical presentation for PFO?
common and usually benign but always consider when a pt <60 presents with TIA or stroke
What is the etiology for VSD?
defect in the muscular or membranous portion of the ventricular septum
What are the associations for VSD?
fetal alcohol syndrome, down syndrome
What is the clinical presentation for VSD?
most large VSDs are detected and closed in childhood
if not patients may become symptomatic with eventual pulmonary HTN and right to left shunting
What heart sounds are heard with VSD?
Harsh blowing holosystolic murmur with thrill, loudest at the left third intercostal space with handgrip (smaller defect = louder murmur)