Valvular Heart Disease Flashcards
What does valvular heart disease most commonly arise from?
Degenerative senile calcification
Myxomatous degeneration
Congenital bicuspid aortic valve
What is myomatous degeneration?
Remodeling of collagen and ECM
Thinning if fibrin
Thickening of valve leaflets
What do murmurs result from?
Turbulence across valves and or increase blood flow (anemia, pregnancy)
What is stenosis?
Sclerosis, fibrous, calcification
Impedes forward flow
What does stenosis create?
Pressure overload
What does regurgitation create?
Volume overload
What is regurgitation?
Insufficiency, incompetence
Reversal of flow, valve leaks, fails to close
What are the systolic murmurs?
Mitral regurgitation Tricuspid regurgitation Aortic stenosis Pulmonic stenosis VSD ASD
What are diastolic murmurs?
Aortic regurgitation Pulmonic regurgitation Mitral stenosis Tricuspid stenosis Atrial myxoma PA
What is grade 1 on the murmur scale?
Barely audible
What is grade 2 on the murmur scale?
Faint, soft
What is grade 3 on the murmur scale?
Louder, easily heard
What is grade 4 on the murmur scale?
Very loud with palpable thrill
What is grade 5 on the murmur scale?
Heard with the stethoscope barely touching the chest with thrill
What is grade 6 on the murmur scale?
Can hear without the stethoscope or can hear with stethoscope close to chest: palpable thrill
Which murmur grades do not have a palpable thrill?
1-3
What are causes of acute mitral regurgitation?
Ischemic papillary muscle dysfunction Rupture chordal tendinaeae Infective endocarditis Volume overload (LA pressure, pulmonary edema, RVF/LVF cardiogenic shock)
What are the causes of chronic mitral regurgitation?
Mitral valve prolapse
Myxomatous degeneration
Mitral annular calcification
Where is mitral regurgitation heard?
5th ICS at midclavicular line
What is heard on PE with mitral regurgitation?
Systolic murmur
Blowing at apex
Radiates to left axilla
Reduced S1 use diaphragm
What is mitral valve prolapse?
One or both leaflets prolapse into the left atrium
Which gender is mitral valve prolapse most common in?
Female
What is heard on auscultation with mitral valve prolapse?
Systolic murmur at apex
Click/murmur increase with valsalva and standing
What are symptoms of mitral valve prolapse?
Chest pain
ST
PVCs
Dyspnea
When does the murmur increase with mitral valve prolapse?
Decrease of ventricular volume and chamber size
When does the murmur with mitral valve prolapse decrease?
Squatting
Hand grip
How do you treat mitral valve prolapse?
Reassure
Symptomatic give beta blocker
Is tricuspid regurgitation symptomatic?
No
What is tricuspid regurgitation associated with?
Pulmonary HTN Lung disease RV infarction Inferior wall MI IE Pacemaker
What is heard with tricuspid regurgitation?
Blowing systolic murmur
4th ICS LSB