PS Flashcards
Patterson et al. typical valvular lesions
- Fused valve leaflets w/o thickening
- Dome-shaped valve with central orifice
Patterson et al. grade 1 PV dysplasia lesions
- Less common → marked thickening of valve leaflets w/o fusion
o Grade 1: slight thickening of valve leaflets
Little/no fusion or hypoplasia
Minimal or no pulmonary outflow obstruction
Patterson et al. grade 2 PV dysplasia lesions
o Grade 2: moderate to severe thickening of valve leaflets
With fusion or hypoplasia or both
Moderate to severe pulmonary outflow obstruction
Patterson et al. valvular pathology
- PV annulus normal or slightly ↓ size
- Thickening
o Some degree of thickening in all affected dogs
Slight thickening
Bulky, non-flexible, cushion-like leaflets filling valve orifice
o Equal involvement frequency among 3 leaflets
o Small irregular nodules on leaflets surface - Hypoplasia
o Smaller size leaflet vs normal dog
o Variable degree from slight reduction to complete absence
Often mishapen
o Usually 1 or 2 leaflet involved, most often L involved > anterior > R - Fusion
o Adjacent leaflets do not insert separately on intimal surface of PA
o Variable degree from slight (<1/4) to complete fusion
o 3 commissures affected w equal frequency
Histo of normal PV
o Fibrosa layer on arterial side
Covered by layer of flat endothelial cells
May contain elastic fibrils
Not completely separated from spongiosa
o Spongiosa layer
Variable thickness
Loose fibrillar material, fragments of collagen and widely separated cells
o Ventricularis layer on ventricular side
Fibroelastic layer
Covered by layer of flat endothelial cells
Histo lesions PS
- PS: thickening of spongiosa w loosely arranged collagen tissue
o Similar cell population
Embryology DORV
- Etiology: uncertain
o Localized growth of trabeculated myocardium early in development
o RV subdivision/obstruction from arrested incorporation of primitive bulbus cordis into RV body
Incomplete fusion of bulbar or endocardial cushions → associated VSD
gross exam DORV
- Obstructive fibrous band
o Jct of RV body and proximal infundibulum
o Below crista supraventricularis - Anomalous muscle bundles traversing middle of RV: supraventricular crest → RV apex
o Proximal hypertrophied chamber → sinus portion of RV
o Distal low pressure chamber → infundibulum portion - Pyramidal mass of muscle below TV from IVS → RVFW
o 2 bundles
Ventral bundle: attach RVFW → IVS
Dorsal bundle: larger, attach to base of anterior pap muscle
o Near the base of TV ring (vs moderator band is usually more apical, no obstruction)
Types of DORV
o Type I: fibromuscular band of tissue at jct of RV cavity and pulmonary infundibulum (proximal RVOT)
o Type II: fibromuscular thickening of pulmonary infundibulum → just below PV
Signalment DORV
asymptomatic animal with heart murmur
o Can also present in R sided CHF
PE DORV
loud pansystolic crescendo-decrescendo murmur
ECG DORV
- ↑ QRS duration
- R axis deviation
- Junctional tachycardia
- APC/VPCs
CTX DORV
- Cardiomegaly, R sided
- Cardiac silhouette can also be normal
2D echo DORV
o RVH
o RAE
o Anomalous muscle bundles: muscle proliferation causing obstruction of flow
o Abnormal fluttering of PV
Doppler echo DORV
o PG across mid RV: obstruction is proximal to infundibulum
Vs TOF: obstruction at infundibulum
Degree of obstruction can vary
o VSD