Cardiology - Aortic stenosis

Question 1

What is aortic stenosis?

Answer 1

The obstruction of blood flow through the aortic valve

Question 2

What the most common cause of aortic stenosis?

Answer 2

calcification

Question 3

What is calcification?

Answer 3

the hardening of tissue by the deposition of or conversion into calcium compounds

Question 4

What are the 3 symptoms of aortic stenosis?

Answer 4

Syncope
Angina
Dyspnoea

Question 5

Why may aortic stenosis patients complain of bruising?

Answer 5

The turbulent flow across the stenotic aortic valve, leads to protein structural changes, leading to clotting

Question 6

What are 2 signs of aortic stenosis in terms of pulse?

Answer 6

narrow pulse pressure

slow rising pulse

Question 7

What are 3 signs of aortic stenosis in terms of what can be heard?

Answer 7

Fourth heart sound
soft s2
ejection systolic murmur

Question 8

What can occur within the left ventricle due to aortic stenosis?

Answer 8

Left ventricular hypertrophy

Question 9

What does left ventricular hypertrophy look like on an ECG?

Answer 9

Deep S-waves in V1 and V2

tall R-waves in V5 and V6