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1
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Valve components

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  • valve ring
  • cusp
  • chordae
  • papillary muscles
2
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functional failure in valves

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mitral stenosis
mitral incompetence
aortic stenosis
aortic incompetence

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Stenosis

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Narrowing of the valve outlet caused by thickening of valve cusps, or increased rigidity or scarring.

4
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Incompetence

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Or insufficiency or regurgitation (which is what happens) caused by incomplete seal when valves close, allowing blood to flow backwards

5
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First: heart sound

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mitral and tricuspid - systole

6
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Second: heart sound

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aorta and pulmonary – diastole

7
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Congenital heart disease

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bicuspid valve, atresia

8
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• Cardiomyopathy

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hypertrophic, dilated

9
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Acquired

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– Rheumatic fever
– Myocardial infarction
– Age related – idiopathic aortic calcific stenosis – Endocarditis

10
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aortic stenosis causes

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calcification of congenital bicuspid valve senile calcific degeneration
rheumatic fever

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consequences of aortic stenosis

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  • increases the work of the heart
  • ventricular hypertrophy
  • causes cardiac failure late in the clinical course
  • clinical symptoms include:
    dyspnoea
    angina
    syncope
12
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causes of aortic incompentance

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infective endocarditis
rheumatic fever
marfans syndrome

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aortic regurgitation

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  • increases the volume of blood to be pumped significantly
  • increases the work of the heart
    cardiac hypertrophy
  • cardiac failure
  • occur in the presence of aortic stenosis
14
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cusp damage

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– Rheumatic heart disease – scarring, contraction
– Floppy valve & Marfan syndrome - stretch
– Infective endocarditis - perforation

15
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causes of mitral incompetence

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  • cusp damage
  • chordae
  • papillary muscle
  • valve ring
16
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mitral stenosis

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congenital 
post rheumatic fever 
restricts blood flow to left ventricle 
atrial fibrillation 
back pressure results in pulmonary hypertension 
finally causes heart failure
17
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Define infective endocarditis

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• Infection of valve with formation of
thrombotic vegetations
• Virulence of organisms determines damage and severity of the clinical illness

18
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Risk factors for infective endocarditis

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  • valve damage
  • bacteraemia
  • immunosuppression
19
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Rheumatic fever

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• Acute multisystem disease
–heart (myocarditis, valvulitis, pericarditis), joints, connective tissue
• 3 weeks post Streptococcal infection(usually pharyngitis)
• Immune mediated rather than direct infection
• Occurs in children:4-16years
• May occur in recurrent episodes
• Chronic valve disease decades later

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Acute Native Valve Endocarditis

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– valves may be normal
– aggressive disease
– virulent organisms, such as Staph. aureus and group B streptococci

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• Subacute Native Valve Endocarditis

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– abnormal valves
– indolent but may deteriorate
– alpha-haemolytic streptococci, enterococci

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• Prosthetic valve endocarditis

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– 10-20% of cases
– 5% of mechanical and bio-prosthetic valves become infected
– mitral are more susceptible than aortic

23
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IV Drug abuse

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– 75% have no underlying valvular abnormalities
– 50% involve the tricuspid valve
– Staph. aureus most common
For more reading see
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/216650-overview#a2

24
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Principles of diagnosis, treatment and prevention of infective endocarditis

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• Treat Strep. infection with antibiotics
• Prophylactic cover for invasive procedures eg
dental work
• Replacedamagedvalves
• Clinical suspicion & signs
• Imaging – especially echocardiography
• Blood culture
• Intravenous antibiotics
25
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Local and systemic complications of infective endocarditis

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clubbing of fingers

prominent splinter heamoraghes

26
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composition and causes of vegetations

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Group D Streptococcus, gut commensals, skin Strep
(Coxiella, fungi, Candida)

fibrin and platelets and bacteria