Valve replacement guidelines Flashcards
Indications for surgical management for AR
- Acute severe AR
- Symptomatic chronic severe AR
- Asymptomatic chronic severe AR with LVEF < 55%, LVESD > 50mm, or having cardiac surgery for other indications
Monitoring intervals for AR
Mild: 3-5 years
Moderate: 1-2 years
AR C1 regurgitation: 6-12 months
Definition of severe AR
VC > 0.6cm
Holodiastolic aortic flow reversal
RVol > 60ml
RF >/ 50%
ERO >/ 0.3cm2
Causes of AR
Acute:
- IE
- Aortic dissection
- Chest trauma
Chronic:
- Bicuspid aortic valve
- CTDs
- RF
- Rheumatic diseases
Murmur of AR
Diastolic murmur with descrescendo
Indications for surgical management for MR
- Acute primary MR
- Acute secondary MR not responding to therapy
- Chronic primary MR - asymptomatic (LVEF < 60% and/or LVESD > 40mm), symptomatic patients regardless of systolic function
- Chronic secondary MR - severe and persistent symptomatic heart failure despite optimal medical therapy`
Causes of MR
Primary (organic) - direct involvement of valve leaflets or chordae tendineae
- degenerative mitral valve disease
- RF
- IE
- Ischaemic MR i.e. papillary muscle rupture
Secondary (functional) - changes to left ventricle due to valvular incompetence
- CAD or prior MI
- Dilated cardiomyopathy and left sided heart failure
Causes of mitral valve prolapse
Mostly idiopathic
Connective tissue disease - Marfan’s, Ehlers-Danlos, osteogenesis imperfecta
Fragile X syndrome
Myocardial infarction
Rheumatic heart disease
Infective endocarditis
AD PKD
Murmur of mitral stenosis
Delayed diastolic murmur with descrescendo
Accentuated with exercise
Murmur of mitral valve prolapse
Late systolic crescendo
Murmur of mitral regurgitation
Holosystolic murmur
3rd sound audible
Quiet 1st heart sound
Murmur of tricuspid stenosis
Delayed diastolic murmur with descrescendo
Murmur of tricuspid regurgitation
Holosystolic murmur
Louder on inspiration
Murmur of pulmonary stenosis
Crescendo-descrescendo ejection systolic murmur
Murmour of pulmonary regurgitation
Diastolic murmur with descrescendo