ANAESTHESIA FOR VALVULAR LESIONS

Investigations - specialechocardiography provides specific, quantitative informationelectrocardiogram (ECG) Chest X-ray

Chest X-rayoften yield qualitative informationcardiac chamber size, pulmonary blood flow, Pulmonary and systemic venous pressure, cardiac calcification in patients with cardiac murmurs.abnormal findings on chest X-ray, echocardiography

ECGUseful negative information on the ECG absence of ventricular hypertrophy, Atrial enlargement, arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities,prior myocardial infarction, evidence of active ischemia

Cardiac Catheterizationprovide important informationpresence and severity of valvular obstruction,valvular regurgitation, intracardiac shunting. additional information in whom there is a discrepancy between the echo and clinical findings.

More special Investigationsindicated for better characterization of the valvular lesion.Trans esophageal echocardiography (TEE) cardiac magnetic resonance, cardiac catheterization

Severity of valve lesionin adults