Congenital Stenosis Flashcards
What heart disease presents with a systolic ejection murmur at the 2nd ICS on the right?
Aortic stenosis
What heart disease presents with a murmur at the 2nd ICS on the right?
Aortic stenosis
What are the three etiologies of aortic stenosis?
Congenital
Senile
Rheumatic
What is the most common type of congenital aortic stenosis?
Valvular
A coarctation of the aorta is an example of which type of aortic stenosis?
Supravalvular
When does senile aortic stenosis occur in life?
6th to 8th decades
What pathological conditions is senile aortic stenosis associated with?
Degeneration, calcification, and atherosclerosis
What is rheumatic aortic stenosis associated with?
Untreated pharyngitis/strep throat due to a streptococcus pyogenes infection
What valve pathology can rheumatic aortic stenosis co-present with?
Mitral stenosis
What is the triad of symptoms that a patient with aortic stenosis will present with?
Exertional dyspnea
Angina pectoris
Syncope
What are the three etiologies of valvular aortic stenosis?
Congenital
Senile
Rheumatic
When will a congenital aortic stenosis problem present itself in life?
4th decade
A murmur should first be equated with ____
Endocarditis
Aortic stenosis causes (Pressure/Volume) overload causing (Concentric/Eccentric) hypertrophy and (Right/Left) ventricular hypertrophy?
Pressure, concentric, left
Congenital, senile, and rheumatic aortic stenosis all occur at the ____ level?
Valvular
Congenital pulmonary stenosis involves the ____ which fuse to form an inverted cone or funnel type or constriction
Valve cusps
In severe cases of pulmonary stenosis, infants have ____ and ____ hypertrophy
RV & RA
What heart condition has a systolic ejection murmur heard at the 2nd ICS on the left?
Congenital pulmonary stenosis
Valvular aortic stenosis can lead to (Left/Right) sided heart failure
Left
