SM 141a/142a - Valvular Heart Disease Flashcards
Which valvular disease causes more LV hypertrophy:
Aortic regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation
Aortic regurgitation
A patient with mitral stenosis has NHYA Class III symptoms.
What treatment do you recommend?
Surgical mitral valve commissurotomy or replacement
(Recommended for NHYA Class III-IV, or if severe pulmonary HTN is present)
List the common etiologies of mitral regurgitation
Many - Anything that causes the valve to function improperly
- Primary causes
- Mitral valve prolapse (most common cause of mitral regurgitation in the USA)
- Rheumatic
- Degenerative
- Problems with papillary muscles, chordae tendineae
- Congenital
- Secondary causes: Due to faulty left ventricle
- Ischemia
- Cardiomyopathy
Describe the symtpoms of mitral regurgitation
May be asymptomatic for decades due to compensatory mechanisms
Decompensation leads to…
- Dyspnea
- Angina
- Fatigue
- Palpitations
Widened pulse pressure due to increased systolic and decreased diastolic blood pressure is present in which valvular disease?
Aortic regurgitation
What is the difference between primary and secondary causes of mitral regurgitation?
Primary = problem with the valve or things associated with the valve
Secondary = problem with the ventricle that causes problems with the valve (ex: ischemia, cardiomyopathy, may be due to MI)
What are the available treatments for aortic stenosis?
TAVR: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
SAVR: Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
Note: it is usually safe to wait until symptoms arise before surgical intervention is required
What is (by far) the most common etiology of mitral stenosis?
Rheumatic fever
A patient with mitral stenosis has NHYA Class I and severe pulmonary HTN.
What treatment do you recommend?
Surgical mitral valve commissurotomy or replacement
(Recommended for NHYA Class III-IV, or if severe pulmonary HTN is present)
What are the recommended medical treatments for mitral stenosis?
- Diuretics
- Decrease pulmonary congestion
- Betablockers
- Prevent tachycardia
- Digoxin +/- beta blokers if atrial fibrillation
- Control ventricular rate
- Anticoagulations if atrial fibrillation
- Prevent emboli
What physical exam findings are associated with wide pulse pressure?
- Quincke pulses
- Increased pulses in capillaries of nail beds
- Duroziez sign
- Diastolic murmur in femoral artery
- De Musset sign
- Rhythmic nodding or bobbing of the head
Describe the pathophysiology of mitral regurgitation
Volume overload of the LV and LA
- Increased LA pressure due to backflow from the LV
- Pulmonary venous congestion
- Pulmonary arterial HTN
- RV dysfunction
- Systemic venous congestion
- LV dialtion to compensate for increased preload
- Leads to LV systolic dysfunction
- Increased LA pressure
- Possible Atrial fibrillation
- Systemic arterial embolism
- Stroke
What are the common etiologies of aortic regurgitation?
Many!
Anything that damages the valve so it doesn’t close, or dilates the aorta so the valve no longer fits
- Congenital
- Degenerative (calcification)
- Rheumatic
- Endocarditis
- Dissecting aortic aneurysm
- Marfans
- Syphilis
- Ankylosin spondylitis
- Trauma
- Systemic HTN
What are the indications for surgical intervention in aortic stenosis?
- Any symptoms
- LV systolic dysfunction
- Very severe aortic stenosis (<0.6 cm2)
What are the 3 pathophysiologic manifestations of mitral stenosis?
What are the effect?
Obstruction to LV inflow from the LA
-
Increased LA pressure
- Pulmonary venous congestion
- Pulmonary arterial HTN
- RV dysfuntion
- Systemic venous congestion -> Edema
- Decreased cardiac output
-
LA dilation
- Atrial fibrillation
- Systemic arterial embolization
- Stroke
LV hypertrophy is consistent with which valvular pathologies?
Aortic Stenosis
Aortic regurgitation
Severe mitral regurgitation
What are the recommended medical treatments for aortic regurgitation?
No medical therapy except HTN treatment
Surgery is required if there are any symptoms, or aysmptomatic aortic dilation, LV dilation, or LV systolic dysfunction