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What are the four valves of the heart?

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  • Tricuspid
  • Mitral
  • Pulmonary
  • Aortic
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What two pathologies do valvular lesions generally result in?

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Stenosis (decreased caliber of the valve orifice) or regurgitation

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What is Acute Rheumatic Fever?

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Systemic complication of pharyngitis due to group A beta-hemolytic streptococci

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When does Acute Rheumatic Fever occur? Who does it target?

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Affects children 2-3 weeks after an episode of streptococcal pharyngitis (“strep throat”)

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What causes Acute Rheumatic Fever?

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Molecular mimicry

-Bacterial M protein resembles proteins in human tissue (meromycin)

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What is diagnosis of Acute Rheumatic Fever based upon?

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Jones Criteria

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What are the Jones Criteria (generally)?

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-Evidence of prior group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection (e.g., elevated ASO or anti-DNase B titers) with presence of major and minor criteria.

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What are the minor Jones criteria?

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Non-specific and include:

  • Fever
  • Elevated ESR
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What are the 5 major Jones criteria?

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  1. Migratory polyarthritis
  2. Pancarditis
  3. Subcutaneous nodules
  4. Erythema marginatum
  5. Sydenham chorea
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What is Migratory polyarthritis?

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Swelling and pain in a large joint (e.g. wrist, knees, ankles) that resolves within days and “migrates” to involve another large joint

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What is Pancarditis?

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All three layers of heart inflamed

  1. Endocarditis
  2. Myocarditis
  3. Pericarditis
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What is involved in ARF endocarditis?

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  • Mitral valve is involved more commonly than aortic valve.

- Characterized by small vegetations along lines of closure that lead to regurgitation

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What is involved in ARF myocarditis?

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-Aschoff bodies that are characterized by foci of chronic inflammation, reactive histiocytes with slender, wavy nuclei (Anitschkow cells), giant cells, and fibrinoid material

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What is the most common cause of death during the acute phase of rheumatic fever?

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Myocarditis!

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What do Aschoff bodies contain?

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Anitschkow cells (caterpillar nucleus)

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What is involved in ARF pericarditis?

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Leads to friction rub and chest pain

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What is erythema marginatum?

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Annular, nonpruritic rash with erythematous borders, commonly involving trunk and limbs

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What is sydenham chorea?

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Rapid, involuntary movements

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What may happen with longer term Acute Rheumatic Fever?

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  • Acute attack usually resolves
  • May progress to chronic rheumatic heart disease
  • Repeat exposure to group A beta-hemolytic streptococci results in relapse of the acute phase and increases risk for chronic disease
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What is chronic rheumatic heart disease?

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-Valve scarring that arises in consequence of rheumatic fever

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What does the valve scarring of chronic rheumatic heart disease result in?

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Stenosis with a classic ‘fish-mouth’ appearance

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What does Chronic Rheumatic Heart disease almost always involve?

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Mitral Valve

–> this leads to thickening of the chordae tendineae and cusps

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What does Chronic Rheumatic Heart disease occasionally involve?

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Aortic Valve

–> leads to fusion of the commissures

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What valves are involved in Chronic Rheumatic Heart disease?

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Mitral and Aortic

-Other valves are less commonly involved

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What is the major complication of chronic rheumatic heart disease?
Infectious endocarditis
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What is the pneumonic for the major JONES criteria?
``` J - joint, migratory polyarthritis O - heart problems (endo, myo, peri) N - subcutaneous nodules E - erythema marginatum S - sydenham chorea ```
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What is aortic stenosis?
Narrowing of the aortic valve orific
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What causes aortic stenosis?
Usually due to fibrosis and calcification from "wear and tear"
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When does aortic stenosis present?
Late adulthood (>60 years)
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What hastens disease onset for Aortic Stenosis?
Bicuspid aortic valve (two cusps doing the work of one!) - It also increases risk - A normal aortic valve has three cusps and fewer cusps results in increased "wear and tear" on each cusp
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What may Aortic Stenosis arise as a complication of?
Chronic Rheumatic Valve disease | -It usually coexists with mitral stenosis
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What trait distinguishes rheumatic fever aortic stenosis from normal "wear and tear"?
Fusion of the aortic valve commissures
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What happens during the asymptomatic stage of Aortic Stenosis?
- Cardiac compensation is what leads to this prolonged asymptomatic stage - A murmur can be heard!!
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What murmur is heard for Aortic Stenosis?
Systolic ejection click followed by a crescendo-decrescendo murmur
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What are three complications of Aortic Stenosis?
1. Concentric left ventricular hypertrophy - may progress to cardiac failure 2. Angina and syncope with exercise 3. Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia
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What causes angina and syncope with exercise in Aortic Stenosis?
Limited ability to increase blood flow across the stenotic valve leads to decreased perfusion of the myocardium and brain
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What causes microangiopathic hemolytic anemia in Aortic stenosis?
RBCs are damaged (producing schistocytes) while crossing the calcified valve.
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What is the treatment for Aortic Stenosis?
Valve replacement after onset of complications
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What is Aortic Regurgitation?
Back flow of blood from the aorta into the left ventricle during diastole.
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What causes Aortic Regurgitation?
Arises due to aortic root dilation (e.g. syphilitic aneurysm and aortic dissection) or valve damage (eg infectious endocarditis)
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What is the most common cause of Aortic Regurgitation?
Isolated root dilation (sometimes from aortic aneurysm)
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What murmur is caused by Aortic Regurgitation?
Early, blowing diastolic murmur (caused by the blood flowing backward across the valve)
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What are the clinical features of Aortic Regurgitation?
1. Murmur | 2. Hyperdynamic circulation due to increased pulse pressure!
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Why is there an increased pulse pressure with aortic regurgitation?
-Diastolic pressure decreases due to regurgitation, while systolic pressure increases due to stoke volume
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What symptoms does a patient with Aortic Regurgitation present with?
- Bounding pulse (water-hammer pulse) - Pulsating nail bed (Quincke pulse) - Head bobbing
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What does Aortic Regurgitation cause?
- LV dilation | - Eccentric hypertrophy (due to volume overload)
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What is the treatment for Aortic Regurgitation?
Valve Replacement once LV dysfunction develops
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What is Mitral Valve Prolapse?
Ballooning of mitral valve into left atrium during systole
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What percentage of US adults have Mitral Valve Prolapse?
2-3%
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What causes Mitral Valve Prolapse?
Myxoid degeneration (accumulation of ground substance) of the valve making it floppy.
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What is the etiology of Mitral Valve Prolapse?
Unknown | -May be seen in Marfan syndrome or Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
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What type of murmur does MVP usually present with?
- Incidental mid-systolic click (opening a paracheute) followed by a regurgitation murmur - Usually asymptomatic
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What happens if a patient with MVP squats?
-Click and murmur will become softer with squatting (increased systemic resistance decreases left ventricular emptying)
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What complications are associated with Mitral Valved Prolapse?
- Infectious Endocarditis - Arrhythmia - Severe Mitral Regurgitation
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What is the treatment for Mitral Valve Prolapse?
Valve Replacement
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What is Mitral Regurgitation?
-Reflux of blood from left ventricle into the left atrium during systole
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What usually causes Mitral Regurgitation?
Usually arises as a complication of mitral valve prolapse -Other causes include LV dilation (e.g. left sided cardiac failure), Infective Endocarditis, Acute Rheumatic Heart Disease (this disease prefers mitral valve), papillary muscle rupture after MI
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What murmur is associated with Mitral Regurgitation?
Holosystolic "blowing" murmur
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When does the Mitral Regurgitation murmur get louder?
- Louder with squatting (increased systemic resistance decreases left ventricular emptying) - Expiration (increased return to left atrium)
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What does Mitral Regurgitation result in long term?
Volume overload and left-sided heart failure
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What is mitral stenosis?
Narrowing of mitral valve orifice
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What usually causes mitral stenosis?
Chronic rheumatic valve disease (prefers mitral valve)
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What murmur is associated with mitral stenosis?
Opening snap followed by diastolic rumble
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What damage does volume overload cause in mitral stenosis?
Dilation of the left atrium
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What does dilation of the left atrium cause in mitral stenosis?
1. Pulmonary congestion with edema & alveolar hemorrhage 2. Pulmonary hypertension and eventual right-sided heart failure 3. Atrial fibrillation with associated risk for mural thrombi

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