Valvular Heart Disease 2

Question 1

Cusp margins of the aortic valve are thickened and form a…?

Answer 1

Lunule

Question 2

Most common cause of aortic valve dysfunction?

Answer 2

Old age calcific diseases

Question 3

Describe Subvalvular AS?

Answer 3

Congenital, manifests later in life where the obstruction is caused by a Tunnel-like structure

Question 4

Supravalvular AS is characteristic of?

Answer 4

William’s syndrome

Question 5

Symptoms of AS?

Answer 5

Angina, dyspnea

Question 6

Those 50 years of age get what type of aortic issue?

Answer 6

bicuspid aortic valve stenosis

Question 7

Those 70 years of age get what aortic issue?

Answer 7

Tri-leaflet aortic valve calcification

Question 8

The symptom of severe AS?

Answer 8

Angina

Question 9

What causes the angina in AS patients?

Answer 9

Exertion, rest relieves it entirely

Question 10

The cardiac examination of AS indicates?

Answer 10

An ejection systolic murmur best heard on the right 2nd ICS. Radiates to the neck

Question 11

When diagnosing AS, we sometimes use a Chest X-Ray, what do we look for?

Answer 11

Calcification of the aortic valve

Question 12

What is considered the gold standard for AS diagnosis?

Answer 12

Echocardiogram