Quiz 10 - Valvular Heart Disease Flashcards
1
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- What are the major factors that affect flow across any valvular lesion?
A
- The valve area
- Square root of hydrostatic pressure
- Time duration of transvalvular flow
2
Q
- What are the goals in management of patients with regurgitant lesions?
A
Reduce or minimize flow across the mitral or aortic lesion
3
Q
- What are the goals in management of patients with stenotic lesions?
A
maximize and enhance stenotic flow across the mitral or aortic valve
4
Q
- What types of valvular lesions can respond to changes in loading conditions: Regurgitant vs. stenotic lesions?
A
Regurgitant
5
Q
- What types of valvular lesions are generally considered fixed and do not respond to changes in loading conditions: Regurgitant vs. stenotic lesions?
A
Stenotic
6
Q
- What are some of the causes of Aortic Stenosis?
A
- Idiopathic (calcified degeneration)
- Congenital (bicuspid instead of tricupid valve)
- Endocarditis
- Other (Paget’s dz, Lupus)
7
Q
- What are some of the presenting symptoms in patients with severe Aortic Stenosis?
A
Angina
Syncope
CHF
8
Q
- Would you expect to hear a systolic or diastolic murmur with Aortic Stenosis?
A
Systolic murmur
9
Q
- What pathophysiology would you expect in the patient with severe Aortic Stenosis?
A
Obstruction to LV Ejection
Pressure gradient created across the valve
Chronic LV pressure overload
LV Hypertrophy
10
Q
- What are some of the reasons that patients with severe Aortic Stenosis develop cardiac ischemia?
A
- Hypertrophied LV muscle mass
- Increased Systolic pressure
- Prolongation of Ejection (short diastolic time)
- relative decrease in capillary density (more area requires O2 to travel further to cells)
- High incidence of concomitant coronary artery disease
11
Q
- What is the single most important hemodynamic goal in managing patients with severe Aortic Stenosis?
A
Will need higher pressure gradient to push blood through valves….AVOID HYPOTENSION!
12
Q
- What are some of the causes of Aortic Regurgitation?
A
- Rheumatic Heart disease
- Endocarditis
- Aortic root disection
- Trauma
- Connective Tissue disorders
- Dexfenfluramine (half of the Phen/fen appetite suppressant combo)
13
Q
- Do patients with aortic regurgitation develop eccentric or concentric hypertrophy?
A
Eccentric hypertrophy
14
Q
- Would you expect to hear a systolic or diastolic murmur with Aortic Regurgitation?
A
Diastolic murmur
15
Q
- Do patients with Aortic Regurgitation develop volume or pressure overloading?
A
Volume overload