Valvular Heart Disease (VHD): MR/MS Flashcards
pulmonic regurgitation is ____ the Doppler baseline during _____.
above/diastole
regurgitation travels in the _____ direction of normal flow, while stenosis travels in the ____ direction as normal flow.
opposite/same
In the chamber that is _____ to the stenotic valve, the blood backs up, drives the pressure up, and creates a pressure overload pattern.
proximal
______ of the valve leaflets is caused by a combination of the pressure pushing on the undersurface of the leaflets and commissural fusion.
- calcification
- doming
- thickening
- fusion
2
when the heart has to compensate for increased afterload, the result is ____ of the ventricular walls because the heart has to work harder to eject the blood.
- atrophy
- dyskinesis
- hypertrophy
- hypokinesis
3
a regurgitant valve creates a volume overload pattern because it is dumping extra blood into the ____.
- distal chamber
- inferior chamber
- proximal chamber
- superior chamber
3
complication of MS includes:
- dilatation of Asc Ao
- increased LAP
- LV enlargement
- post stenotic dilatation
2
what type of murmur is associated with mitral stenosis?
low pitched diastolic rumble with an opening snap
MS creates a volume and pressure overload pattern. this may result in LVH and a small, D-shaped right ventricle. T or F?
F: it creates small D-shaped LV
_____ is a treatment option for MS.
- percutaneous mitral balloon valvotomy
- mitral commissurotomy
- MV repair or replacement
- all of the above
4
signs and symptoms of stenosis include murmur, dyspnea, fatigue, hemoptysis, dizziness, chest pain, syncope, and these may worsen with exercise. T or F?
T
echo findings of MS include:
- LA spontaneous echo contrast
- posterior motion of PMVL
- systolic doming of AMVL
- thin elongated leaflets
1
- anterior motion of PMVL
- diastolic doming of AMVL
- thick calcified leaflets
MR causes diastolic doming of the anterior MV leaflet with a hockey stick appearance. T or F?
F
not MR, MS
most MS patients remain asymptomatic until the MVA is ____
= or less than 1.5 cm2
*4 cm2 or greater = normal
MR associated with MS is most likely due to ____
LA enlargement
increased E-F slope, increased “A” wave, and decreased leaflet excursion are common MS M-mode findings. T or F?
F
- decreased E-F slope
- decreased or absence of “A” wave
RVH (RV hypertrophy), RV dilatation, flattening of the IVS, paradoxical wall motion, and a small D-shaped LV are the result of PH. T or F?
T
*Note: paradoxical - seemingly absurd or self-contradictory
RVH (RV hypertrophy), RV dilatation, flattening of the IVS, paradoxical wall motion, and a small D-shaped LV are the result of PH. T or F?
T
*Note: paradoxical - seemingly absurd or self-contradictory
An absent “a” wave combined with mid-systolic closure of the PV are seen in the presence of _____.
PH
*mid-systolic closure creating “w”
MS severity is determined by____ (3 parameters).
- pressure half-time (p1/2t)
- MVA (MV area)
- mean PG
MVA = _______
220/pressure half-time
if the MV pressure half-time = 230m/s, the patient most likely has _____.
severe MS
MS severity scale:
what is the normal value?
- P1/t2
- MVA
- mean PG
- 30-60 m/s
- 4-6 cm2
- < 5 mmHg
MS severity scale:
what is the sever value?
- P1/t2
- MVA
- mean PG
- >/= 220
- < 1.0cm2
- > 10mmHg
planimetry of the Doppler waveform calculates the mean pressure gradient. T or F?
T
what is the most common Doppler method utilized to calculate MVA?
pressure half time method
acute MR leads to PH and HF; whereas , chronic MR caused pulmonary edema. T or F?
F
*pulmonary edema is associated with acute MR - LA can’t compensate for the sudden increase in vol - pressure back up into pulmonary system
MR is backward diastolic flow through the MV. T or F?
F
systolic, not diastolic
MR increases _____; this creates a LV vol overload pattern and LV enlargement.
preload
what type of murmur is associated with MR?
holosystolic (Relating to or lasting throughout the systole of a heartbeat) murmur that radiates to the axilla
the ACC recommends MV repair or replacement for secondary MR, even if the patients asymptomatic. T or F?
F
recommended for primary MR, not secondary
echo findings include right and left ventricular enlargement, hyperkinetic wall motion, LA enlargement, AoV notching; what is most likely the diagnosis?
MR
CFD findings include a systolic jet traveling from the LV approximately 1/3 of the way back into the LA; what is most likely the diagnosis?
2+ mild MR
Carpentier classification of MV dysfunction based on leaflet motion:
what is type1?
normal leaflet motion
annulus dilatation
leaflet perforation