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==Pathophysiology==
==Pathophysiology==
Pathophysiologic mechanism of pulmonic regurgitation:  
The pulmonic regurgitation usually occurs by one of the following mechanisms:<ref>{{cite book | last = Khavandi | first = Ali | title = Essential revision notes for the cardiology KBA | publisher = Oxford University Press | location = Oxford | year = 2014 | isbn = 978-0199654901 }} </ref>
*Patients with [[pulmonic regurgitation]] develop chronic [[right ventricular overload]] resulting in right [[ventricular remodelling]] and progressive decline in function.<ref name="pmid26430501">{{cite journal| author=Bigdelian H, Mardani D, Sedighi M| title=The Effect of Pulmonary Valve Replacement (PVR) Surgery on Hemodynamics of Patients Who Underwent Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). | journal=J Cardiovasc Thorac Res | year= 2015 | volume= 7 | issue= 3 | pages= 122-5 | pmid=26430501 | doi=10.15171/jcvtr.2015.26 | pmc=4586599 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26430501  }} </ref>
*'''[[Pulmonic valve]] ring dilatation''':
*Progressive dilation of the [[right ventricle]] results in functional [[tricuspid regurgitation]] and increases the risk of developing [[arrhythmias]].
*'''Acquired alteration in the valvular leaflet morphology''':
*The rate of decline in right ventricular [[systolic function]] is affected by associated conditions such as peripheral [[pulmonary artery stenosis]] and [[pulmonary hypertension]] which further increase the severity of pulmonary regurgitation.
*'''Congenital absence or malformation of the valve''':
*In patients with increased [[pulmonary artery pressure]] from dysfunction of [[left ventricle]] or residual [[pulmonary artery stenosis]] increases the severity of [[pulmonary regurgitation]].
*'''Increasing regurgitation causing [[right ventricle|right ventricular]] volume overload''': Patients with [[pulmonic regurgitation]] develop chronic [[right ventricular overload]] resulting in right [[ventricular remodelling]] and progressive decline in function.<ref name="pmid26430501">{{cite journal| author=Bigdelian H, Mardani D, Sedighi M| title=The Effect of Pulmonary Valve Replacement (PVR) Surgery on Hemodynamics of Patients Who Underwent Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). | journal=J Cardiovasc Thorac Res | year= 2015 | volume= 7 | issue= 3 | pages= 122-5 | pmid=26430501 | doi=10.15171/jcvtr.2015.26 | pmc=4586599 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26430501  }} </ref> The rate of decline in right ventricular [[systolic function]] is affected by associated conditions such as peripheral [[pulmonary artery stenosis]] and [[pulmonary hypertension]] which further increase the severity of pulmonary regurgitation. In patients with increased [[pulmonary artery pressure]] from dysfunction of [[left ventricle]] or residual [[pulmonary artery stenosis]] increases the severity of [[pulmonary regurgitation]]. Progressive dilation of the [[right ventricle]] results in functional [[tricuspid regurgitation]] and increases the risk of developing [[arrhythmias]].
*The [[Diastolic blood pressure|diastolic pressure]] difference between [[right ventricle]] and [[pulmonary artery]] is usually very small and steers the pulmonic valve regurgitation. The right ventricular stiffness due to [[right ventricular hypertrophy]] (such as in [[Tetralogy of Fallot]]) and [[fibrosis]], increases the ventricular [[diastolic pressure]], decreasing the gradient thus causing regurge. A slight increase in the intrathoracic pressure (such as in ventilated patients) can accentuate the pulmonary regurgitation considerably.<ref name="pmid17569817">{{cite journal| author=Chaturvedi RR, Redington AN| title=Pulmonary regurgitation in congenital heart disease. | journal=Heart | year= 2007 | volume= 93 | issue= 7 | pages= 880-9 | pmid=17569817 | doi=10.1136/hrt.2005.075234 | pmc=1994453 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=17569817  }} </ref>
*The severity of [[regurgitant jet]] is dependent on:<ref name="pmid26430501">{{cite journal| author=Bigdelian H, Mardani D, Sedighi M| title=The Effect of Pulmonary Valve Replacement (PVR) Surgery on Hemodynamics of Patients Who Underwent Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). | journal=J Cardiovasc Thorac Res | year= 2015 | volume= 7 | issue= 3 | pages= 122-5 | pmid=26430501 | doi=10.15171/jcvtr.2015.26 | pmc=4586599 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26430501  }} </ref>
*The severity of [[regurgitant jet]] is dependent on:<ref name="pmid26430501">{{cite journal| author=Bigdelian H, Mardani D, Sedighi M| title=The Effect of Pulmonary Valve Replacement (PVR) Surgery on Hemodynamics of Patients Who Underwent Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). | journal=J Cardiovasc Thorac Res | year= 2015 | volume= 7 | issue= 3 | pages= 122-5 | pmid=26430501 | doi=10.15171/jcvtr.2015.26 | pmc=4586599 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26430501  }} </ref>
**Size of the [[regurgitant orifice]]
**Size of the [[regurgitant orifice]]

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Pathophysiologic mechanism of pulmonic regurgitation include right ventricular overload resulting in right ventricular remodelling and progressive decline in function. The rate of decline in right ventricular systolic function is affected by associated conditions such as peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis and pulmonary hypertension which further increase the severity of pulmonary regurgitation.

Pathophysiology

The pulmonic regurgitation usually occurs by one of the following mechanisms:[1]

According to 2014, ACC/AHA valvular heart disease guidelines the stages of severe pulmonary regurgitation are described as follows:[4]

Stage Definition Pulmonary Valve

Anatomy

Valve Hemodynamics Hemodynamic Consequences Symptoms
C,D Severe Pulmonary valve regurgitation
  • Distorted or absent leaflets
  • Annular dilation
  • Paradoxical septal motion (volume overload pattern)
  • Right ventricular enlargement
None or variable and dependent on cause of pulmonary reguritation and right ventricular function

References

  1. Khavandi, Ali (2014). Essential revision notes for the cardiology KBA. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199654901.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Bigdelian H, Mardani D, Sedighi M (2015). "The Effect of Pulmonary Valve Replacement (PVR) Surgery on Hemodynamics of Patients Who Underwent Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF)". J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 7 (3): 122–5. doi:10.15171/jcvtr.2015.26. PMC 4586599. PMID 26430501.
  3. Chaturvedi RR, Redington AN (2007). "Pulmonary regurgitation in congenital heart disease". Heart. 93 (7): 880–9. doi:10.1136/hrt.2005.075234. PMC 1994453. PMID 17569817.
  4. Nishimura RA, Otto CM, Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Erwin JP, Guyton RA; et al. (2014). "2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines". J Am Coll Cardiol. 63 (22): e57–185. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2014.02.536. PMID 24603191.

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