Valvular Heart Disease Flashcards
Has valvular heart disease incidence increased or decreased over time?
decreased
When a normal valve is open, the pressure on either side of the valve is effectively equal so there is not a significant pressure gradient across the open valve. T or F?
true
What is normal flow through a valve called?
laminar or parabolic flow
The circulatory system is made up of independent “hoses”, therefore a kink in one hose will not effect the workings of another. T or F?
false
Stenotic valves can cause what in the circulatory system?
loss of laminar flow, areas of turbulent flow, pressure/volume overload
Stenotic valve leads to:
pressure overload, turbulent flow, and hypertrophy
Regurgitant valve leads to:
volume overload, turbulent flow, and dilation
Doppler above the baseline represents flow (away from, towards) transducer?
towards
What is a narrowing, thickening, fusion, or blockage of a valve that impedes or obstructs blood flow through the valve?
Valvular stenosis
What are the three levels of impact of valvular stenosis?
proximal, at the level of the stenosis, and distal
(Proximal, distal, at the level of) the stenotic valve, blood backs up and pressure increases.
proximal
Pressure overload pattern is present in what chamber to the stenotic valve?
proximal chamber
Pressure overload pattern is also known as what?
increased afterload
(Hypertrophy, dilation) in the proximal chamber is a result of a stenotic valve.
hypertrophy
When atrioventricular valves are stenotic, atria cannot compensate for increased pressure and volume, therefore they enlarge. T or F?
true
At the level of the stenotic valve, the stenotic leaflets experience what during the open phase?
doming
Valvular area (increases, decreases) within the valve orifice in a stenotic valve.
decreases
What causes doming in a stenotic valve?
increase in pressure in the proximal chamber pushes on the undersurface of the leaflets
If a valve’s orifice area decreases, what happens to velocity?
increases in attempt to maintain cardiac output
Distal to the stenotic valve, flow is ________ and pressure ________.
turbulent, decreases
What is the first imaging technique to locate and evaluate a stenotic valve?
TTE with doppler
What is pressure half time?
the time required for the peak gradient across the valve to reduce to one-half
What is calculated via the P1/2T equation?
MVA and TVA
What is a mean pressure gradient?
averages the instantaneous gradients across the open valve
What is calculated via the continuity equation?
AVA and PVA
What is the maximum pressure gradient?
peak instantaneous gradients across an open valve
What is another name for valvular regurgitation?
insufficiency
What is classified as primary (organic) regurgitation?
structural changes to the valve itself causes regurgitation