VALVULAR HEART DISEASES Flashcards
valve lesions that are: pressure overload vs. volume overload
pressure overload = mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis
volume overload = mitral regurgitation, aortic regurgitation
preoperative evaluation goals of patients w/ valvular heart disease
- ascertain the severity of the disease
- the degree of impaired contractility
- presence of associated major organ system disease
- recognition of compensatory mechanisms
- evaluation of drug therapy
New York Heart Association Functional Classification of Patients with Heart Disease
Class I = asymptomatic
Class II = symptoms w/ ordinary activity but comfortable at rest
Class III = symptoms w/ minimal activity but comfortable at rest
Class IV = symptoms at rest
systolic murmur
could reflect:
- stenosis of aortic or pulmonic valves
- incompetence of mitral or tricuspid valves
diastolic murmur
could reflect:
- stenosis of mitral or tricuspid valves
- incompetence of aortic or pulmonic valves
angina in pt w/ valvular dz
not necessarily representative of CAD, but the two dz often co-exist
- increased myocardial O2 demand 2/2 ventricular hypertrophy
complications associated w/ prosthetic heart valves
- valve thrombosis
- systemic embolization
- structural failures
- hemolysis
- paravalvular leak
- endocarditis
management of anticoagulation pre-operatively in pts w/ prosthetic valves
- continue anticoagulation in minor surgery
- bridge w/ heparin (d/c warfarin 3-5 days preop) for major surgery
SBE guidelines
Conditions
- prosthetic valve
- previous endocarditis
- congenital heart disease: unrepaired, repaired w/ prosthesis w/in 6 months, or prosthetic repair w/ residual defects
- cardiac transplantation w/ development of valve problems
Procedures
- dental w/ perforation of oral mucosa
- invasive of respiratory tract
- invasive of infected skin/musculoskeletal
mitral stenosis: cause
rheumatic fever (by FAR most common)
mitral stenosis: symptoms
as a result of high LAP
- DOE
- orthopnea
- paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
SV not impaired at rest 2/2 compensatory increased LAP, but SV decreases w/ tachycardia or afib
mitral stenosis: valve gradient
mild = 6mmHg moderate = 6-10mmHg severe = >10mmHg
mitral stenosis: symptomatic at what size & transvalvular pressure?
normal mitral valve orifice = 4-6cm^2
- symptomatic at <50%
at valve area <1cm^2:
- mean LAP of 25mmHg is required to maintain CO
- chronic pulm HTN is likely if mean LAP >25mmHg
- -> predispose to pulm edema
mitral stenosis: what are these pts more at risk for?
- pulmonary edema
- decreased CO w/ exertion or hyperdynamic states
- thromboembolic events
- afib 2/2 LA enlargement
mitral stenosis: tx
- control HR to allow for LV filling (prevent increases in LAP)
- anticoagulation w/ concurrent afib
- diuretics if pulm edema