HEART 3 Flashcards
is the failure of a valve to open completely, obstructing forward flow
stenosis
calcification or valve scarring may lead to
chronic stenosis
failure of valves to close completely
insuffiency
result from intrinsic disease of the valve leaflet or disruption of supporting structures
insifficiency
supporting structures
aorta mitral annulus tendinous cords papillary muscles ventricular free wall
consequence of leaflet scarring and retraction
insidiously
chest rising during the contraction of the heart
thrills
exacerbate valve disease and lead to unfavorable maternal or fetal outcomes
pregnancy
calcification and
sclerosis of aortic valves, when you say
calcification, it also includes aging, your
wear and tear
aortic stenosis
dilation of the ascending aorta, the aortic valve cannot compensate to the increased diameter of the aorta, secondary to hypertension and/ or aging
aortic insufficiency
rheumatic heart disease
mitral stenosis
myxomatous
degeneration (MVP) or your mitral valve
prolapse, or left ventricular dilation due to
heart failure
mitral insufficiency
Most common of all valvular abnormalities
calcific aortic stenosis
clinically significant
one to two decades earlier.
stenotic bicuspid valve
consequence of
recurrent chronic injury due to hyperlipidemia,
hypertension, inflammation, and atherosclerosis
aortic valve calcification
T or F
Bicuspid valves incur greater mechanical stress
than normal tricuspid valves, which may explain
their accelerated stenosis
T
clinical feature (aortic stenosis) Left ventricular pressures rise to
200mmHg or more
die within __ years of developing angina
5
die within _ years of developing syncope
3
die within _ yrs of CHF onset
2
Some with familial clustering, often with
associated aortic or left ventricular
outflow tract malformations
calcific stenosis of congenitally bicuspid aortic valve
in BAV, there is loss-of-function mutations in
NOTCH1 (9q34.3)
major site of calcific deposits
raphe
in BAV:
larger cusp having a ________
midline raphe resulting from incomplete commissural separation during development
In mitral annular calcification, degenerative calcific deposits in the mitral valve develop in the ___________
fibrous annulus
appear as irregular stony hard ulcerated nodules at the base of the leaflets (2-5 mm)
mitral annular calcification
Mitral annular calcification can lead to the following
regurgitation
Stenosis
Arryhthmias
one or both mitral valve leaflets are floppy
mitral valve prolapse (protrusion of mitral valve into the left atrium)
MVP is associated with disorders of connective tissue including marfan syndrome caused by
fibrillin 1 mutations
mutated FBN1 develop a form of MVP that is prevented by
TGF B inhibitors
the characteristic anatomic change in MVP
ballooning of the mitral leaflets
key histologic change in the tissue (mvp)
myxomatous degeneration of the spongiosa layer