Valves

Question 1

Regurgitation with normal leaflet motion is Carpentier Type ______

Answer 1

Type 1

Question 2

Regurgitation with excess leaflet motion is Carpentier Type ______

Answer 2

Type 2

Question 3

Regurgitation with restricted leaflet motion is Carpentier Type ______

Answer 3

Type 3

Question 4

Functional MR is also called (primary/secondary)

Answer 4

Secondary

Question 5

With PISA for Pinheads, the aliasing velocity is set to 40 and the jet is severe if the radius is greater than ____cm

Answer 5

1cm

Question 6

Chronic LV dilation typically leads to Carpentier type _____ leaflet motion

Answer 6

3b
restricted in systole, normal in diastole

Question 7

Billowing, Prolapse and Flail are all type ____ by the Carpentier classification

Answer 7

Type 2

Question 8

Measurement of the the mitral annulus in the LAX view should be done in (systole/diastole)

Answer 8

Diastole

Question 9

Measurement of the C-Sept distance for SAM risk should be done in (systole/diastole)

Answer 9

Systole

Question 10

LV end diastolic internal diameter greater than ____mm represents dilation

Answer 10

55mm

Question 11

LV end systolic internal diameter greater than ___mm represents dilation

Answer 11

40mm

Question 12

A tenting height (coaptation depth) greater than ___mm is associated with poor MR repair results i/s/o Carpentier 3b pathology

Answer 12

11mm

Question 13

Which valve is most likely to be injured by blunt chest trauma?

Answer 13

The Aortic valve (high pressure)

Question 14

Which cardiac chamber is most likely to rupture with blunt chest trauma?

Answer 14

The Right Ventricle

Question 15

The most common cause of tricuspid stenosis is ______ ______ _______

Answer 15

Rheumatic heart disease
Mitral valve is almost uniformly involved

Question 16

Anterior tricuspid leaflet is “sail-like,” redundant and fenstrated in this condition

Answer 16

Ebstien’s anomaly