CV III Flashcards
Mitral valve ________ is failure of a valve to open completely, obstructing forward flow.
Stenosis
Acute rheumatic fever (RF) is _____ disease, usually in ______, which follows a ___________
systemic
children
Group A beta hemolytic Streptoccocal pharyngitis
Myocarditis is characterized by _______ which are collections of mononuclear inflammatory cells and fibroblasts (essentially ________________)
Aschoff bodies
Granulomatous inflammation
Recurrent bouts of RF eventually lead to _______ and _______ of the mitral valve and possibly other heart valve diseases.
severe fibrosis
calcification
Valvular disease caused by severe RF is thought to be due to the production of _______ against the ______ bacteria which cross react with various antigens in the heart, joints and other sites
antibodies
streptococcal
Pericarditis - ______
Endocarditis - _______
fibrinous
sterile vegetations
MV ______ (insufficiency) refers to a valve that fails to close completely, allowing backflow of blood.
Regurgitation
MV regurgitation may be caused by _______ and ______
IHD
Endocarditis
MV ______ is a condition which the leaflets balloon into the left atrium during left ventricular contraction (systole).
Prolapse
Mild prolapse is _____ and occurs _____ of the general population and usually does not _____ to valvular regurgitation. ______ may be associated with valvular regurgitation.
common
5-10%
progress
severe prolapse
patients with severe prolapse may experience ______ and ______
chest pain
palpitations
Potential complications associated with sever prolapse are….. and only develop in about ____ of affected patients
Endocarditis
Mitral regurgitation
Thromboemboli
Sudden death
3%
MV prolapse is also known as ______
Floppy mitral valve
Floppy MV may be an isolated abnormality or part of a ___________ disorder such as ________
systemic CT disorder
Marfan syndrome
Aortic valve stenosis is caused by ______
fibrosis and calcification
Fibrosis and calcification reduce the ______
valve cusp mobility
Aortic valve stenosis can be due to ______ or may occur with advanced age (over ____ yrs)
Chronic rheumatic valvular disease
65 years
______ is a common congenital malformations and these valves are predisposed to calcification and fibrosis beginning at about ______ years of age
Biscuspid aortic valve
40-50
Aortic valve regurgitation is caused by ______, _______,and _______
- valve cusp destruction (endocarditis)
- Myxomatous degeneration: Marfan’s syndrome (weakended valve cusps)
- Dilation of the aortic root (degeneration of the media of the aorta)
Infective endocarditis is usually caused by ________
a bacterial infection in a heart valve
also by fungus or other unusual infections
Predisposing factors of IE include…
Intracardiac shutns
valvular disease
prosthetic valves (10-20% of all IE)
IV drug abuse
Immunosuppression
Diabetes
3 steps of pathogenesis
- Endocardial or endothelial injury due to abnormal blood flow
- fibrin thrombi
- organisms in the blood