Prosthetic Valves Flashcards
Mechanical mitral valve demonstrating:
- acoustic shadowing and reverberation artifact (panel A)
- artifact masking significant MR (panel B)
What is one problem with placement of a prosthetic ring or band and also with MitraClip?
- assessment of residual regurgitation due to acoustic shadowing
- obstruction is also possible
***specific recommendations regarding echocardiography in valve repair procedures are not addressed in the current imaging guidlines
What is the most frequently surgically implanted biologic valve?
stented xenograft
What is the most frequently surgically implanted mechanical valve?
bileaflet valve
What does the reported size (in millimeters) of a valve refer to?
outer diameter of the valve sewing ring
- variations in sizing conventions between different manufacturers and, therefore, one should not compare the size between different valve types
Mechanical valve - bileaflet
Mechanical valve - single leaflet
Mechanical valve - Caged-ball
Stented Biologic (bioprosthetic) valve
Stentless Biologic (bioprosthetic) valve
Percutaneous biologic (bioprosthetic) valve
- mild paravalvular AR (arrow) in the percutaneous valve
- Sapien XT and Sapien 3
- balloon-expandable TAVR valve
- has a cobalt chromium fram with a fabric skirt mounted on the inside of a stent
What are the major types of prosthetic heart valves?
What are the major designs and models of biological replacement heart valves?
What are the major designs and models of mechanical replacement heart valves?
Parasternal short access of Mitra Clip placed at A2/P2
- note presence of dual orifice appearance
What equation can be used to obtain MVA during cardiac catheterization?
- Hakki equation
- MVA = CO (L/min) / √mean pressure gradient (mm Hg)
What are common errors / problems when obtaining MVA during cardiac catheterizaton (Hakki equation)?
- subject to erros in estimation of CO
- failure to simltaneously measure left atrial (LA) and LV pressure
- Concomitant regurgitation
What is the problem when utilizing PCWP in place of LA pressure to determine MVA during cardiac catheterization (Hakki equation)?
measurement of PCWP in place of LA pressure may overestimate gradient and underestimate MVA