CVPR Week 3: Pathophysiology of valvular heart disease Flashcards
Objectives
Normal aortic valve: # of cusps
3 cusps
right, left and non-coronary
Normal aortic valve: Thickness
0.5 - 2mm
Normal aortic valve: Length
1.5 - 2 cm
Normal aortic valve: Area
3 - 5 cm2
Normal aortic valve: Annulus
1.8 - 2.7 cm
Normal aortic valve: Aortic root
~ 3.5 cm
Normal aortic valve: Trivial regurgitation
0 - 2 %
Normal aortic valve
Aortic Stenosis: Valve area
when the aortic valve area is 1 cm2 or less
this is severe aortic stenosis
Normal aortic valve: Echocardiograph
Normal Mitral Valve: leaflets
2 leaflets
Anterior and posterior leaflets
Normal Mitral Valve: leaflet structure
Each leaflet is divided into 3 scallops: AL, Mid and PM
Normal Mitral Valve: Leaflets thickness
0.7 - 3 mm
Normal Mitral Valve: D shape
AntPost < MedLat diameter
Normal Mitral Valve: valve area
4 - 6 cm2
Normal Mitral Valve: annulus
fibromuscular annulus
Normal Mitral Valve: what structures are involved in the action of the valve?
3 listed
- Chordae Tendinae
- AL and PM Papillary muscles
- LV walls
Normal Mitral Valve: etiology from dysfunction in what structures?
3 listed
Pathology in
- chordae tendinae
- AL and PM papillary muscles
- LV walls
can lead to mitral valve dysfunction
Normal Mitral Valve: Trivial to mild Regurgitation
30 - 45 %
Normal Mitral Valve
Normal Mitral Valve: Echo
Identify
Identify phases
Identify
Types of valvular heart disease
4 listed
- Aortic stenosis
- Aortic regurgitation
- Mitral regurgitation
- Mitral stenosis
Aortic stenosis brief description
narrowing of the aortic valve area causing obstruction to LV ejection
Mitral stenosis brief description
narrowing of Mitral valve area causing obstruction to LV filling
Aortic regurgitation brief description
Backflow from the aorta to the LV
Mitral regurgitation brief description
Backflow from the LV to the LA
Aortic stenosis common etiology
- younger than 70 50% congenital bicuspid valve
- Older than 70 48% degenerative
- post inflammatory or rheumatic
- radiation therapy to the chest
Bicuspid aortic valve description
A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is an aortic valve that only has two leaflets, instead of three. The aortic valve regulates blood flow from the heart into the aorta. The aorta is the major blood vessel that brings oxygen-rich blood to the body.
Pathology of aortic stenosis
Aortic Stenosis: Echo
Aortic Stenosis: Hemodynamic consequences
6 listed
Identify hemodynamic changes in aortic stenosis
Pathophysiology of aortic stenosis
- the LV systolic pressure increases to open the aortic valve
- LV hypertrophy occurs from chronic increased LV pressure
- LV compliance decreases and so LA pressure and end diastolic pressure increases
- aortic pressure is decreased from a reduced stroke volume
- reduced coronary perfusion during diastole
- so increased oxygen demand and reduced perfusion/supply
also
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Coronary blood flow in Aortic stenosis
- reduced end-diastolic volume
- ventricular is less compliant
- ventricle end-diastolic pressure is increased
- aortic diastolic pressure is decreased so the epicardial pressure gradient is decreased and therefore the coronary blood flow is decreased and eventually leads to myocardial ischemia
the thicker the heart muscle is…
, the less compliant it becomes
Pressure-volume loop of compensated aortic stenosis
6 listed
End-systolic pressure curve in compensated aortic stenosis
shifted to left
Pressure-volume loop of decompensated aortic stenosis
6 listed
now the ventricle doesnt eject normally and so the LVES volume is increased because LV contractility has decreased as a result of myocardial ischemia from chronic pressure overload and LV systolic dysfunction
difference between compensated and decompensated aortic stenosis