Tricuspid And Pulmonary Regurgitation Flashcards
The eitology of TR can be divided into what 3 subgroups?
Functional (primary), organic (secondary), mechanical
What is responsible for functional cases of TR?
Annular dilation
What are functional causes of TR?
Atrial fibrillation, ASD, dilated cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary regurgitation, RV dysplasia, RV CHF, RV infarction
What are the organic causes of TR?
Carcinoid heart disease, congenital abnormalities of the TV, connective tissue disorders, iatrogenic, inefective endocarditis, myxomatous disease, radiation injury, rheumatic TV disease, RV infarction, trauma
What are mechanical causes of TR?
Packemaker leads, implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads
What can leads do to the tricuspid leaflets?
Perforate
What is rheumatic TV disease characterized by? (2)
Thickened and retracted TV leaflets
Tenting and/or doming
Doming causes an issue in which phase of the cardiac cycle and why?
Diastole, causes stenosis
Tenting causes an issue in which phase of the cardiac cycle and why?
Systole, causes regurgitation
What is the key difference between carcinoid and rheumatic disease?
The involvement of the MV/AV with rheumatic HD
Why is the TV more susceptible to traumatic TV rupture?
Because the RV is more easily compressed
What is the systolic bowing of the belly of the leaflets into the RA during systole?
Tricuspid valve prolapse
What is Ebstein’s anomaly?
Malformation of the TV leaflets during development
Ebstein on TV = Frankenstein on TV
What are the 4 main characteristics of Ebstein’s anomaly?
- Adhesion of the septal and posterior leaflets to the underlying myocardium
- Exaggerated apical displacement of the septal leaflet
- Atrialization and dilation of a portion of the RV inflow tract
- Small functional RV
What is Ebstein’s anomaly associated with?
PFO, ASD, congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, VSD’s, hypoplastic pulmonary artery
What may Ebstein’s lead to?
Maldevelopment of the conduction pathway from atria to ventricle
When can Ebstein’s be diagnosed?
When the septal TV leaflet is displaced apically >20mm
Shunt direction with Ebstein’s anomaly may be what?
Right to left (known as Eisenemnger’s syndrome)
How will the leaflets appear with annular dilation?
Incomplete coaptation due to the stretched annulus
What are 3 common causes of annular dilation?
Dilated cardiomyopathy, ASD’s, and pulmonary hypertension
Chronic, severe pulmonary hypertension is associated with what?
RV and TV annular dilation
If shunts aren’t fixed with an ASD, what can happen?
Pulmonary vascular resistance increases
If the TR peak velocity does not reflect the severity of TR, what does it reflect?
Pressure difference between RV and RA during systole
If a patient has pulmonary hypertension, what will you see during a sniff test?
IVC will not collapse