Flashcards in aortic valve disease Deck (15):
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what is the most common cause of valvular aortic regurg?
congenital bicuspid valve
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what is the most common cause of root aortic regurg
root dilation or injury (50% of pure AR cases)
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cor bovinum?
marked LV hypertrophy
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WIDE PULSE PRESSURE
LV APEX DIFFUSE, HYPERDYNAMIC, DISPLACED LEFT AND DOWNWARD
S3 COMMON WITH LV DYSFUNCTION
aortic regurg
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the ______the murmur, the worse the reregurg
longer
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can you use cardiac stress test to dx aortic stenosis?
it's contraindicated
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pharmacologic tx for aortic regurg
ace inhibs
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why use ace inhibs for aortic regurg?
reduce afterload, improve LV ejection
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most common cause of aortic stenosis under 75 yo
CONGENITAL BICUSPID VALVE
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most common cause of aortic stenosis > 75 yo
degenerative
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which valve disease?
PULSUS PARVUS ET TARDUS: ARTERIAL PULSES ARE SMALL AND LATE
Apical impulse left and downward
Murmur: SYSTOLIC EJECTION MURMUR
aortic stenosis
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murmur sound: • DIASTOLIC, DECRESCENDO, BLOWING OR MUSICAL in the 2ND RICS
aortic regurg
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Murmur: SYSTOLIC EJECTION MURMUR
aortic stenosis
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how to tx aortic stenosis?
valve replacement when symptomatic
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