True/ False: TV most commonly has annuloplasty than replacement.
True
What is shown in the following image?
Dehiscence of the prosthetic Aortic valve
What is shown in the following image?
AMVL perforation
What is Dehiscence?
breakdown of sutures leading to partial or complete detachment of the prosthesis from annulus.
Continuity Eq for EOA. What can be substituted for OT dimensions if needed.
sewing ring diameter
which goes where: Posterior Leaflet Prolapse and Anterior bileaflet prolapse
a) MV replacement likely success:
b) MV repair likey success:
a) Anterior bileaflet prolapse
b) Posterior Leaflet Prolapse
Which Prosthetic Valve was the first artificial valve to be invented?
Caged ball - Starr-Edwards
Mechanical valves will present ____ ____ on Doppler.
Valve clicks. slide 14 ppt
What is the most common obstruction of prosthetic valve?
Thrombus
What technique is shown in the image?
Sliding Plasty
True/False: 35% of porcine prosthesis fail in 10-15 years due to degenration.
True
With both AVR and MVR, which chamber is obscured by shadowing?
LA
What is the most common location for Infective endocaritits. (prosthetic valve complications)
the sewing ring
Name atleast 1 antegrade flow obstruction cause.
thrombus, pannus (abnormal fibrovascular tissue usually around sewing ring), vegetations
What are the most powerful predictors of serious complications with antegrade flow obstruction.
Hx of CVA, and thrombus area of >0.8cm^2
Flow Velocity through the normal prosthetic valve will be (higher/lower) than in normal valve.
higher.
Which type of valve replacement provides 3 orifice for forward flow?
Bi- leaflet valve.
What is the complication of perforated AMVL?
Severe MR
DVI stands for ?
Doppler Velocity Index = ratio of outflow velocity to prosthetic velocity
(Normal functioning Ao prothesis = 0.3 - 0.5)
What is the normal mean gradient after TAVR?
10-15 mmhg
TEE becomes less common with ____ procedure
TEE heavily relied upon with _____ procedure
TAVR
TMVR
What procedure is done in autograft/ pediatrics? How is it done.
Ross Procedure. PV is replaced with a bioprosthetic valve and AV is replaced with the PV.
Which view is helpful in distinguishing valvular from paravalvular.
PSAX
What are some of the critical post- op pieces? Name 2.
Ventricular Function, PAP, PG, EOA, prosthesis evaluation and regurge evaluation.
What is the Alfieri Technique?
Surgical technique used to treat severe MR during which a suture was placed between the A2 and P2 segments of the mitral valve. Like Mitraclip but with sutures
What type of Ai is seen in the image? what is it most common with?
Paravalvular Ai, most common with transcatheter replacements and also seen with dehiscence.
which one of the following has the highest and lowest gradient;
a) bioprosthetic b) stentless c) stented
stented highest
stentless lowest
Which scallops are involved in MitraClip?
A2/P2
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