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Lecture 9 Flashcards

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Stenosis

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A failure of the heart valves to open properly. Most common in aortic and mitral valves

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Incompetence/regurgitation

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Failure of the heart valves to close allowing reverse floW

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Vegetations

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Abnormal tissue growth on valve (fibrin, platelets and bacteria). Right sided in IV drug use, left sided in all others. Streptococci or staph aureus in drug users.

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Classification

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Functional pattern: causes
Dilated: idiopathic, alcohol, permpartum, genetic, myocarditis sarcoid
Hypertrophic: genetic, idiopathic, storage disease
Restrictive: Idiopathic, amyloidosis radiation induced, chemo related

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Macroangiopathy

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Large blood vessels

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Microangiopathy

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Small blood vessels

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