Vaclular Heart Dsease

Question 0

Most common cause of mitral stenosis

Answer 0

• Rheumatic heart disease
• pure stenosis can occurs but more commonly occurs with insufficiency
• 15-20 year latency

Question 1

Treatment of ARF

Answer 1

• high dose sylisylates

- dig for HF

Question 2

Loud S1, opening snap, diastolic murmur

Answer 2

• mitral stenosis

Question 3

Survival of class III and IV mitral stenosis

Answer 3

• III: 62% @ 5 years

- IV: 15% @ 5 years

Question 4

Most common valve issue

Answer 4

Aortic stenosis

- can be: rheumatic (fusion of communal fusion) degenerative, calcification, atherosclerotic

Question 5

Angina, syncope, HF w/ pulsus parvus, arterial jackhammer pulse, widened pulse pressure, diastolic high pitched murmur, loud systolic ejection murmur

Answer 5

• aortic insufficiency