Valvular heart disease intro (Felner) Flashcards
For Aortic stenosis name:
- primary lesion
- etiology
- valve morphology:
- hemodynamic effect
- severity
- complications
- co-existing lesions
- LV size and function
- aortic stenosis
- bicuspid valve
- calcified
- LVPO
- moderate-severe
- heart block
- aortic regurgitation
- hypertrophied with normal EF
Name three types of aortic stenosis
- valvular (MAJORITY)
- subvalvular
- supravalvular
aortic stenosis produces a _____ murmur
how do you tell whether AS is mild or severe based on murmur?
- systolic; medium-pitch (harsh) with a diamond-shaped
- early peak is mild
- late peak is severe
Give the aortic valve etiology at ages:
0-15
30-60
60-90
50-80
- unicuspid
- bicuspid (AORTOPATHY included.. dilation and aneurysm)
- tricuspid (degenerative)
- tricuspid (rheumatic)
What happens to systolic gradient with aortic stenosis
- decrease gradient
What is hemodynamic effect of AS and what is the compensatory response? what is a consequence to this?
- LV pressure overload
- concentric LVH
- diastolic dysfunction
What is result of concentric LVH initially? how about later?
- initially, we need this adaptation to keep systolic wall-stress normal, while SV/EDV is normal to low… the CO is maintained at rest, but not exercise
Later though, the hypertrophy causes a decreass then LV compliance leading to diastolic dysfunction
What is Laplace’s law
- PR/(2*wall tension)
what are the 3 classic LV outflow tract obstruction ? apply this to aortic stenosis
- Angina – subendocardium
- effort syncope – fixed orifice
- DOE ( dyspnea upon exertion) –> increased pulmonary capillary wedge pressure causing congestive heart failure
physical findings of aortic stenosis
- smaller carotid pulse; the BP is decreased, which gives a narrow pulse pressure
talk about apical impulse location for aortic stenosis
How is it different?
- normal location and size… you have Left ventricular hypertrophy, but no dilation
- takes a lot time to get out the blood because of the hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction.. WE SEE A SUSTAINED IMPULSE with an S4 sound
How do you know you have a bicuspid valve?
- Ejection sound
S4 indicates ______ why?
- diastolic dysfunction; we’re having problems with filling and getting blood into the ventricle, so we have to kick that shit in
recap of ausculatory sounds for aortic stenosis
- systolic murmur
ES
S2A
S4
what is LV-Ao pull back pressure tracing and what does it show in AS
- pull catheter from LV through aorta out… shows the pressure gradient (high systolic at lV, low at aorta) MAKES THE MURMUR