Tricuspid And Pulmonary Regurgitation Flashcards

1
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The eitology of TR can be divided into what 3 subgroups?

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Functional (primary), organic (secondary), mechanical

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2
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What is responsible for functional cases of TR?

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Annular dilation

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3
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What are functional causes of TR?

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Atrial fibrillation, ASD, dilated cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary regurgitation, RV dysplasia, RV CHF, RV infarction

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What are the organic causes of TR?

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Carcinoid heart disease, congenital abnormalities of the TV, connective tissue disorders, iatrogenic, inefective endocarditis, myxomatous disease, radiation injury, rheumatic TV disease, RV infarction, trauma

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What are mechanical causes of TR?

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Packemaker leads, implantable cardioverter defibrillator leads

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6
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What can leads do to the tricuspid leaflets?

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Perforate

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7
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What is rheumatic TV disease characterized by? (2)

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Thickened and retracted TV leaflets

Tenting and/or doming

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8
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Doming causes an issue in which phase of the cardiac cycle and why?

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Diastole, causes stenosis

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9
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Tenting causes an issue in which phase of the cardiac cycle and why?

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Systole, causes regurgitation

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10
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What is the key difference between carcinoid and rheumatic disease?

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The involvement of the MV/AV with rheumatic HD

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11
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Why is the TV more susceptible to traumatic TV rupture?

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Because the RV is more easily compressed

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12
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What is the systolic bowing of the belly of the leaflets into the RA during systole?

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Tricuspid valve prolapse

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13
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What is Ebstein’s anomaly?

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Malformation of the TV leaflets during development

Ebstein on TV = Frankenstein on TV

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14
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What are the 4 main characteristics of Ebstein’s anomaly?

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  1. Adhesion of the septal and posterior leaflets to the underlying myocardium
  2. Exaggerated apical displacement of the septal leaflet
  3. Atrialization and dilation of a portion of the RV inflow tract
  4. Small functional RV
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15
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What is Ebstein’s anomaly associated with?

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PFO, ASD, congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries, VSD’s, hypoplastic pulmonary artery

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16
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What may Ebstein’s lead to?

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Maldevelopment of the conduction pathway from atria to ventricle

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17
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When can Ebstein’s be diagnosed?

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When the septal TV leaflet is displaced apically >20mm

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18
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Shunt direction with Ebstein’s anomaly may be what?

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Right to left (known as Eisenemnger’s syndrome)

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19
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How will the leaflets appear with annular dilation?

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Incomplete coaptation due to the stretched annulus

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20
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What are 3 common causes of annular dilation?

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Dilated cardiomyopathy, ASD’s, and pulmonary hypertension

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21
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Chronic, severe pulmonary hypertension is associated with what?

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RV and TV annular dilation

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22
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If shunts aren’t fixed with an ASD, what can happen?

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Pulmonary vascular resistance increases

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23
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If the TR peak velocity does not reflect the severity of TR, what does it reflect?

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Pressure difference between RV and RA during systole

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24
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If a patient has pulmonary hypertension, what will you see during a sniff test?

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IVC will not collapse

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25
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If the RV is undergoing volume overload and has a D sign, what phase of the cardiac cycle would this be seen?

A

Systole

26
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If the RV is undergoing pressure overload and has a D sign, what phase of the cardiac cycle would this be seen?

A

Systole and diastole

27
Q

Clinical features of TR include what examples of right heart failure?

A

Increased JVP (jugular venous pulse), hepatomegaly, peripheral edema, and ascites

28
Q

What are indirect signs of the severity of TR regurg using color Doppler?

A

Color jet area, vena contracta width, flow convergence radius

29
Q

What are indirect signs of the severity of TR regurg using Spectral Doppler?

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Tricuspid inflow (PW), hepatic vein profile (PW), intensity of TR signal (CW), TR jet contour (CW)

30
Q

What is the coanda effect?

A

When the eccentric jet does not look severe (but actually is) and hugs the wall

31
Q

Are PISA and vena contracta normals dependent on the valve and when can they not be used?

A

Nope, same same on every valve.

Multiple jets

32
Q

What does a hepatic vein doppler profile look like with normal TV function?

A

Inverted pulmonary vein

33
Q

What does the hepatic vein Doppler profile look like with severe TR?

A

Reversed S wave

34
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Mild TR waveforms have what kind of shape?

A

Parabolic

35
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Significant TR waveforms have what kind of shape?

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Triangular

36
Q

The triangular shape of a significant TR waveform is known as the what?

A

V cut off

37
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What does the wave look like with severe tricuspid inflow?

A

Dominant E wave (≥1m/s)

38
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What does the hepatic vein look like with mild TR?

A

Systolic dominance

39
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What does the hepatic vein look like with moderate TR?

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Systolic blunting

40
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What does the hepatic vein look like with severe TR?

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Systolic reversal

41
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What does the TR jet intensity look like with mild TR?

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Incomplete or faint

42
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What does TR jet intensity look like with moderate TR?

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Dense

43
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What does TR jet intensity look like with severe TR?

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Dense

44
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What does TR jet contour look like with mild TR?

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Parabolic

45
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What does TR jet contour look like with moderate TR?

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Usually parabolic

46
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What does TR jet contour look like with severe TR?

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Early peaking or triangular

47
Q

What are the 2 main methods used to quantify the amount of regurgitation using the PISA principle?

A

Regurgitant volume and EROA (Size of hole)

48
Q

As flow advances closer to the hole, the area of each hemispheric shell decreases while the velocity of each shell does what?

A

Increases

49
Q

What is considered a mild regurgitant volume?

A

<30

50
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What is considered a moderate regurgitant volume?

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30-44

51
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What is considered to be a severe regurgitant volume?

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≥45

52
Q

What can the etiology of pulmonary regurgitation be divided into?

A

Functional and organic

53
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What does organic pulmonary regurgitation refer to?

A

PR due to an abnormality of the cusps

54
Q

Functional pulmonary regurgitation refers to what?

A

Causes which cause annular dilation which leads to poor cusp coaptation

55
Q

What are some symptoms of severe pulmonary regurgitation?

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Dyspnea, peripheral edema, fatigue, increased JVP, and liver engorgement

56
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What is the PR jet width ratio?

A

Width of the PR jet compared to the RVOT diameter (PR JET WIDTH / RVOTd)

57
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What is a severe PR PRI?

A

<0.77

58
Q

What is PRI?

A

Pulmonary Regurgitation Index

Ratio of the PR duration to the total duration of diastole

59
Q

What are the values for PI pressure half time?

A

Mod PI: > 100 ms

Sev: <100 ms

60
Q

What are PAEDP and mPAP and when are they calculated?

A

Pulm art end dia pressure

Mean pulm art pressure

Calculated in the presence of PI

61
Q

How do you calculate PAEDP?

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PAEDP = 4Vpi-ed^2 + RAP

Vpi-ed = End diastole (top caliper on PI slope)

62
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How do you calculate mPAP?

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mPAP = 4Vpi-endpeak-^2 + RAP

Vpi-endpeak = End diastole (bottom caliper on PI slope)