Valvular Disease (1) - Sheridan Flashcards
Effects of Right Fail
Increased: RVP > RAP > CVP > JVD -> Hepatomegaly, ascites, Edema
Left failure effects
Increased pressure: LV-> LA -> PA
Shortness of breath
CHF
Decreased ej. fraction
Cardio Diagnostic tools (7)
H & P Ekg CXR Echo (TTE, TEE) Cardiac cath Swan ganz cath CT/Gated MRI
Cardiac cath is mainly for ____
preop coronary artery eval
CT / Gated MRA for…
Myxoma
eval for aorta size
CXR to visualize…
Chamber size
Aortic dilatation
Pulm. Edema
Mainstay for valvular disease evaluation
Echo Transthoracic (bedside) or TEE (sedate, intubate)
Percutaneous valve Tx
Balloon valvuloplasty
TAVR
Mitral valve surgery usually involves ____
repair (instead of replacement)
If replaced, POSTERIOR leaflet is kept because the chordae tendinae is attached to this, so the pumping ability of the heart is preserved to a greater degree.
Cause of tricuspid stenosis
Rheumatic
Carcinoid
Congenital
Rheumatic not seen as ________
Seen in combination with _________
isolated lesion
Mitral rheumatic disease
Two common congenital onitions
Epstein’s anomaly
Tricuspid atresia
Hallmark of rheumatic Dz
Commissural fusion
thickened valve curling back on itself
Rare cases of tricuspid stenosis may be ______
pure stenosis
Other features of Tricuspid stenosis
Chordal thickening and mild fusion
Calcification absent**
Carcinoid is usually secondary to…
Serotonin production from liver mets
Appearance of carcinoid
Cicatricial deformity on Tri/Pul valves
Fibrous plaque forms on leaflets
Commissure fuion, leaflets thicken and shorten, chordae become thick and fused
Sx of Tricuspid stenosis
Excessive fatigue
Dyspnea (can be from Left sided lesions
Forward fail (Tri sten) causes
Decreased preload LV
Decreased SV
Salt and water retention (via RAAS)
Backward failure (tri sten) causes
Hepatic congestion and peripheral edema
Auscultation of Tri stenosis
Mid diastolic murmur over left lower sternal border
Murmur INCREASES on inspiration
Tri stenosis liver is ___ but ______
enlarged, not pulsatile