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CHAPTER9 Cardiology and vascular disease
Symptoms and signs ofCVD
Chest pain E p. 1064 Breathlessness or dyspnoea E p. 264 Blood pressure E p. 218 Crackles in the chest E p. 269
Peripheral oedema Swelling of the ankles/ legs (or sacrum if bed
bound) occurs when the rate of capillary ltration > rate drainage.
i capillary ltration occurs due to i venous pressure, hypo- albuminaemia, or local inammation
d drainage occurs due to lymphatic obstruction
Consider whether swelling is acute or chronic, symmetrical or asymmet­rical, localized or generalized. Ask about associated symptoms, e.g. breath­lessness. Treat according to cause. Causes:
Acute
• DVT
• Supercial thrombophlebitis
• Arthritis
Chronic
• Gravitational oedema, e.g. due to immobility— common in the elderly. Advise elevation of feet above waist level, support stockings (ideally apply stockings before getting out of bed), avoid standing still. Diuretics are not a long- term solution
• Heart failure
• Hypoproteinaemia, e.g. nephrotic syndrome
• Idiopathic oedema
• Reex sympathetic dystrophy
• Post- thrombotic syndrome
Pulmonary oedema Accumulation of uid in the pulmonary tissues
and air spaces. Causes include:
Cardiac/ vascular Other
• Left heart failure
• Mitral stenosis
• MI
• Hypertension
• Pulmonary venous obstruction
• IV uid overload
Lung
• Pneumonia • PE
Pneumonitis due to inhalation of toxic substances, e.g. gases, radiation
Cyanosis Dusky blue skin.
Central cyanosis Cyanosis of mucus membranes, e.g. mouth. Causes:
• Lung disease resulting in inadequate oxygen transfer (e.g. COPD, PE, pleural eusion, severe chest infection)
• Cellulitis
• Haematoma
• Baker’s cyst
• Fracture
• Acute arterial ischaemia
• Dermatitis
• Chronic venous insuciency/
venous obstruction
• Lipodermatosclerosis
• Lymphoedema— infection,
tumour, trauma
• Congenital vascular abnormalities
• High altitude
• Kidney failure
• Nephrotic syndrome
• Cirrhosis
• Lymphatic obstruction, e.g. due
to tumour
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SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS OFCVD
• Shunting from pulmonary to systemic circulation (e.g. Fallot’s tetralogy,
PDA, transposition of the great arteries)
• Inadequate oxygen uptake (e.g. met- or sulfhaemoglobinaemia)
Peripheral cyanosis e.g. cyanosis of ngers. Causes:as for central cyanosis plus:
• Physiological (cold, hypovolaemia)
• Local arterial disease (e.g. Raynaud’s syndrome) 0 Feet can be a dusky blue colour due to venous disease. If this occurs
without central cyanosis it does not imply abnormal oxygen saturation.
Mitral facies Dusky bluish red ushing of the cheeks (a form of peripheral cyanosis) associated with a low cardiac output.
Clubbing Loss of the angle between nail fold and plate, bulbous ngertip,
and the nail fold feels boggy— E p. 577.
Refer any patient with unexplained nail clubbing for urgent CXRN.
Jugular venous pressure Observe internal jugular vein at 45° with
head turned slightly to the left. Vertical height is measured in relation to the sternal angle. Raised if >4cm. Causes of i JVP:
• Fluid overload
• Right heart failure and CCF
• SVC obstruction (non- pulsatile)
• Tricuspid or pulmonary valve
disease
Kussmaul’s sign The JVP usually drops on inspiration along with intrathoracic pressure. The reverse pattern is called Kussmaul’s sign. Caused by raised intrathoracic pressure or constrictive pericarditis.
• Pulmonary hypertension
• Arrhythmia— AF or atrial utter,
complete heart block
i intrathoracic pressure, e.g.
pneumothorax, PE, emphysema
Signs ofinfectiveendocarditis
Infective Fever, weight d, clubbing, splenomegaly, anaemia
Cardiac Murmurs (particularly new murmurs) ± heart failure
Embolic Neurologic decit due to stroke
Vasculitic Microscopic haematuria, splinter haemorrhages, conjunctival
haemorrhages, Roth’s spots (retinal vasculitis), Osler’s nodes (painful lesions on nger pulps), Janeway lesions (palmar macules)
Signs ofhypercholesterolaemia
Corneal arcus Whitish opaque line surrounding the margin of the cornea, separated from it by an area of clear cornea. Rarely congenital— more commonly occurs bilaterally in patients >50y (arcus senilis). Sometimes as­sociated with i blood lipids— particularly familial hypercholesterolaemias. Check lipids. If lipids are normal, no treatment is needed.
Xanthomata Localized collections of lipid- laden cells. Appear as yellowish coloured lumps. Often caused by i lipids. Commonly seen on the eyelids (xanthelasma), on the skin, or in tendons (appear as mobile nodules in the tendon).
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CHAPTER9 Cardiology and vascular disease
Examining theheart
Apex beat Normal position is in the 5th intercostal space, in the
midclavicular line. Moved sideways/ inferiorly if the heart is enlarged (e.g. CCF) or displaced (e.g. pneumothorax). May not be palpable if the patient is obese, has hyperexpanded lungs (e.g. COPD) or a pericardial eusion. In infants/ children apex beat is superior/ more lateral.
Parasternal heave Detect by placing the heel of the hand over the left
parasternal region. If present, the heel of the hand is lifted o the chest wall with each heartbeat. Causes:Usually right ventricular enlargement— rarely left atrial enlargement.
Heart sounds Table 9.2. Low/ medium- frequency sounds (e.g. 3rd/ 4th
heart sounds) are more easily heard with the bell applied lightly to the skin. High- frequency sounds (e.g. 1st/ 2nd heart sounds and opening snaps) are more easily heard with a diaphragm.
Heart murmurs Due to abnormalities of ow within the heart and
great vessels. Very common. Often incidental ndings. Described by:
Location Where heard loudest
Quality e.g. blowing, harsh
Intensity Graded out of 6 (1— virtually undetectable; 6— heard by an observer with no stethoscope). Grades 4– 6 are usually palpable (thrills)
Timing Systolic or diastolic
Radiation Does the murmur spread elsewhere, e.g. to axilla, carotids
Red ag symptoms
Cyanosis
Breathlessness
Always refer for Echo. Dierential diagnosis— Table 9.1.
Table9.1 Dierential diagnosis ofheart murmurs
Type of murmur Description Causes
Ejection systolic murmur
Pan-systolic murmur
Early diastolic murmur
Mid-diastolic murmur
Lethargy/ tiredness
Collapse
i to reach a peak
midway between the heart sounds.
Uniform intensity between the 2 heart sounds. Merges with 2nd heart sound
Occurs just after the 2nd heart sound. High pitched. Easily missed.
Midway between 2nd heart sound of 1 beat and 1st of the next. Rumbling/low pitch
Weight loss (or failure to thrive)
Flow murmurs, e.g. children, pregnancy,
with fever, during/after exercise
Aortic stenosis or sclerosis (E p. 251)
Pulmonary stenosis (E p. 251)
HOCM (E p. 248)
Mitral valve regurgitation/prolapse
(E p. 250)
Tricuspid regurgitation (E p. 251)
VSD (E p. 252)
ASD (E p. 252)
Aortic regurgitation (E p. 251)
Pulmonary regurgitation (E p. 251)
Tricuspid stenosis (mitral stenosis coexists)
Mitral stenosis (E p. 250)
Aortic regurgitation. (Austin Flint
murmur—E p. 251)
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EXAMINING THEHEART
Table9.2 Heart sounds, abnormalities and their causes
Heart sound Causes
1st heart sound
Heard loudest at the apex.
Caused by closing of the mitral and tricuspid valves
2nd heart sound
Caused by closure of the aortic (A2) and pulmonary (P2) valves
A2 and P2 split on inspiration so that P2 is heard after A2
Clicks and snaps Early
3rd heart sound
Heard in diastole after the 2nd heart sound
4th heart sound
Heard in late diastole
Soft Mitral regurgitation, low BP, rheumatic carditis,
severe heart failure, LBBB
Loud AF, tachycardia, atrial premature beat, mitral stenosis
Variable
Varying duration of diastole, complete AV block
intensity
Split RBBB, paced beat from the left ventricle, left
ventricular ectopics, ASD, Ebstein’s anomaly, tricuspid stenosis
Soft A2—calcication of the aortic valve, dilatation of
the aortic root P2—pulmonary stenosis
Loud A2—i BP; thin patients
P2—pulmonary hypertension, ASD
Wide
May be the result of early A2 or delayed P2
splitting
Early A2—mitral regurgitation; VSD Delayed P2—RBBB, pulmonary stenosis, ASD, right
ventricular failure
Reversed
A2 is delayed. P2 occurs before A2 so the split
splitting
between the sounds d on inspiration Delayed A2—LBBB, systolic hypertension, HOCM,
severe aortic stenosis, PDA, left heart failure
Single Calcication of the aortic valve, pulmonary stenosis,
Fallot’s tetralogy, Ebstein’s anomaly, pericardial eusion, large VSD, obesity, emphysema
Caused by opening of the aortic or pulmonary valves
systolic
Aortic—aortic stenosis, bicuspid valve Pulmonary—pulmonary stenosis, pulmonary
hypertension
Mid/late
Mitral valve prolapse
systolic
Diastolic Caused by opening of the mitral or tricuspid valves.
Silent in the healthy heart Mitral—mitral stenosis, rapid mitral ow, e.g. PDA,
VSD, severe mitral regurgitation Tricuspid (rare)—rheumatic stenosis, ASD
Right
Loudest at lower left sternal edge. Never normal.
ventricle
Causes:right heart failure, tricuspid regurgitation, ASD, constrictive pericarditis
Left
Loudest at the apex when inclined to the left.
ventricle
Can be normal in children and pregnancy. Other causes:LVF, mitral regurgitation, anterior MI
Maximal at the apex or lower left sternal edge. Never normal. Causes:ventricular hypertrophy or brosis and HOCM
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Examination ofthe arterialsystem
The main conditions aecting the abdominal and peripheral arteries are:
• Aneurysms (E p. 254)
• Atherosclerosis resulting in ischaemia of the legs and intermittent claudication, atrophic changes, and/ or rest pain
• Embolization resulting in acute ischaemia of the limbs
Generalscheme
• Look at the limbs— are there any signs of ischaemia? Are the extremities warm or cold? What colour are they?
• Examine the abdomen looking for a pulsatile mass suggesting abdominal aortic aneurysm (E p. 254). Auscultation may reveal a bruit
• Check the peripheral pulses
Tenderness on palpation of an abdominal aortic aneurysm suggests need
for urgent operative repair.
Blood pressure E p. 216
Carotid pulse Ask the patient to lie supine with head/ neck at 45° to the
horizontal. When assessing the carotid pulse, consider:
Rate
Tachycardia >100bpm— E p. 238
Bradycardia <60bpm— E p. 242
Rhythm
Irregularly irregular AF, multiple ectopics
Regularly irregular 2nd- degree heart block
Character and volume Always assess with a central pulse, e.g. carotid or femoral.
Small volume Shock, pericardial tamponade, aortic stenosis (slow- rising)
Large volume Hyperdynamic circulation (e.g. pregnancy), aortic incompetence (water- hammer, collapsing pulse), PDA
Pulsus paradoxus Pulse weakens in inspiration by >10mmHg— asthma, cardiac tamponade, pericarditis
Carotid bruits May signify stenosis (>30%) often near the origin of
internal carotid. Heard best behind the angle of the jaw. Usual cause is atheroma.
Peripheralpulses
Location Table 9.3
Examination Check whether each pulse is present. If present check:
• Rate
• Rhythm
• Amplitude
• Compare pulses in the 2 legs/ 2 arms
Check for radiofemoral delay— palpate radial and femoral pulses simultan­eously; delay suggests coarctation of the aorta.
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EXAMINATION OFTHE ARTERIALSYSTEM
Table9.3 Location ofthe limb pulses
Pulse Location
Brachial 72cm medial to the central point of the antecubital fossa over
Radial 7½–1cm on the radial (lateral) side of the exor carpi radialis
Femoral Below inguinal ligament; of the way up from pubic tubercle
Popliteal With knee exed at right angles palpate deep in the midline
Posterior tibial 1cm behind medial malleolus
Dorsalis pedis Variable—on the dorsum of the foot just lateral to the tendons
the elbow skin crease.
tendon at the wrist
to the big toe. 0 Many healthy people have only 1 foot pulse
Check for bruits over the femoral and/ or carotid pulses— these indicate disturbed blood ow— usually 2° to narrowing due to atherosclerosis.
Character and waveform of the pulse should only be assessed using the femoral or carotid pulse.
Signs ofischaemia
Acute ischaemia Acutely pale, cold, and pulseless limb— E p. 1108. Refer immediately— keep the limb cool in the interim.
Chronic ischaemicchanges
• Atrophic skin changes— pallor, cool to the touch, hairless, shiny
• On lowering, the leg turns a dusky blue- red colour; on elevation, pallor
and venous guttering
• Ulceration— check under the heel and between the toes
• Swelling suggests the patient is sleeping in a chair to avoid rest pain or,
rarely, pain from deep infection
• Absent foot pulses— if pulses are present consider alternative diagnosis
• Ankle– brachial pressure index <0.95
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Checking theankle– brachial pressure index (ABPI)
• Check BP in one arm (E p. 216). The systolic measurement is the
brachial pressure (B)
• Then inate a BP cu around the lower calf just above the ankle
• Using a Doppler ultrasound probe, record the maximum cu pressure
at which the probe can still record a pulse (ankle pressure— A)
• Calculate the ABPI by dividing the ankle pressure by the brachial
pressure, i.e. ABPI=A ÷ B
Interpretation ofABPIresults
• ABPI <0.8— ischaemia
• ABPI <0.5— critical ischaemia 0 Arterial calcication (e.g. due to DM) can result in falsely elevated
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Cardiacinvestigations
Electrocardiogram (ECG) Graphic recording of electric potentials
generated by the heart. Most surgeries now have ECG machines that inter­pret themselves and print out their ndings. Analysis is easier but it is still important to be able to understand the signicance of abnormalities and check computer analysis in the clinical context.
Interpreting ECGs Many mistakes in ECG interpretation are errors of omis­sion so a systematic approach is best. Check:
• Standardization (calibration) and technical features (including lead placement and artefacts)
• Heart rate— usual speed (25mm/ sec). Each big square represents
0.2sec; each small square, 0.04sec. Rate=300 ÷ R– R interval in large squares
• Rhythm— regular/ irregular
• PR interval— normal if <0.2sec
• QRS interval— abnormal if >0.12sec
• QT interval— varies with rate. At 60bpm normal if 0.35– 0.43sec
• P waves— present or absent, shape
• QRS voltages— height of complexes— see Table 9.4, E p. 212
• Mean QRS electrical axis— sum of all ventricular forces during ventricular depolarization. Normal axis:−30o to +120°
• If more −ve=left axis deviation; if more +ve=right axis deviation
Rule of thumb 1 If the majority of the QRS complex is above the baseline (+ve) in leads Iand II the axis is normal
Rule of thumb 2 The axis lies at 90° to a QRS complex where the height above the baseline=height below the baseline
• Precordial R- wave progression
• Abnormal Q waves— >25% of the succeeding R- wave and/ or
>0.04sec wide
• ST segments— elevation/ depression, shape
• T waves— height, inversion, shape
• U waves— small, rounded deection (≤1mm), follows T wave and
usually has the same polarity
Brief guide tocommon ECG changes Table 9.4, E p. 212
24h ambulatory ECG ECG monitoring equipment is worn for 24h.
Continuous monitoring may detect intermittent arrhythmia or ischaemia.
Cardiac MRI/ magnetic resonance angiography Used as the
rst - line investigation to assess patients with chest pain for suspected IHD. Increasingly used in 2° care to provide detailed structural information about the heart and rapid angiographic images.
Echocardiogram (Echo) Heart USS. Local referral procedures vary.
2- dimensional Produces a fan- shaped, cross- sectional, moving, real-
time image of the heart. May be transthoracic or transoesophageal. Used to asses valvular abnormalities and prosthetic heart valves; aortic aneurysm/ dissection; heart failure; pericardial eusion; masses within the heart; myocardial abnormalities (e.g. aneurysms, hypertrophy); IHD; congenital heart disease
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CARDIACINVESTIGATIONS
M- mode Plotted on a scrolling screen. Stationary structures appear as
straight lines across the screen; moving structures appear as undulating lines. Usually displayed with an ECG trace to enable identication of phases of the cardiac cycle. Used to investigate movement of individual structural elements, e.g. valves, chamber walls
Doppler Enables ow across valves and ASD/ VSDs to be quantied
Cardiac enzymes Biochemical blood assay of molecules released when
the heart is damaged. Used in diagnosis of MI.
Troponins T and I Preferred markers as more sensitive/ specic than CK, AST, or lactate dehydrogenase. Together with CK, earliest to i after MI
Creatine kinase (CK) i in MI, muscle damage, e.g. prolonged running or seizures, after IM injection, and with dermatomyositis (e.g. due to statins). CK- MB assay may help clarify whether a cardiac event has occurred <48h previously
AST 2nd to i Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) Last to i
Cardiac catheterization Refer via 2° care. Involves passing a catheter,
usually via the femoral or brachial artery, to the heart. Used to:
• Measure pressures within the heart and great vessels
• Assess oxygen saturation via blood samples
• Perform coronary angiography— contrast is injected into the coronary arteries to assess their anatomy and/ or patency
• Perform intravascular ultrasound
• Perform other procedures, e.g. angioplasty, valvuloplasty, cardiac biopsy
Complications Arrhythmia (0.56%); MI (0.07%); stroke (0.07%); death (0.14%); haemorrhage at the site of insertion (0.56%); thromboembolism; trauma to heart and vessels; infection.
Exercise ECG ECG testing while the patient undergoes graded exercise
on a treadmill/ exercise bicycle. Mortality 71 in 10,000. Used for:
• Diagnosis of IHD— although cardiac MRI is now the preferred test. For patients with IHD, 75% have a +ve exercise test; false +ve rate of 75%
• Assessment of exercise tolerance
• Response to treatment
• As a prognostic indicator
• Assessment of exercise- related arrhythmias
Contraindications Recent MI (<7d), unstable angina, electrolyte disturbance, aortic stenosis, severe heart failure, known left main coronary artery sten­osis, LBBB (may not be possible to interpret the trace).
Radionucleotide imaging 2° care tests. Involves IV administration of
a γ- emitting radionucleotide and gamma camera monitoring.
Radionucleotide angiography Uses technetium calculate left ventricular ejection fraction/ assess ventricular action
Myocardial perfusion scintigraphy Uses thallium exercise testing to demonstrate areas of poorly perfused myocardium
99m
- labelled RBCs to
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injected IV during
Patient information
British Heart Foundation F 0300 330 3311 M www.bhf.org.uk
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Brief guide tocommon ECGchanges
0 For detailed analysis of ECGs refer to a specialist text (e.g. Hampton J et al. The ECG Made Easy (9th edition— 2019) Churchill Livingstone, ISBN:9780702046414).
Table9.4 Common ECG abnormalities and their causes
ECG abnormality Possible causes
Tachycardia R ate >100bpm Physiological, AF, atrial utter, SVT, VT
Bradycardia Rate <60bpm Physiological, drugs (e.g. β-blockers,
Irregular Assess whether any
P–R interval Short P–R interval Nodal rhythm, WPW syndrome
Left bundle branch block (LBBB)*
Right bundle branch block (RBBB)
Incomplete bundle branch block
Q–T interval abnormalities
Abnormal P waves
Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH)
*
No comment can be made about ST segment or T wave if LBBB.
pattern or not
Prolonged >0.2sec Heart block—E p. 242; sick sinus
QRS >0.12sec wide. Last peak is below the isoelectric line in V1
QRS >0.12sec wide. Last peak is above the isoelectric line in V1
QRS <0.12sec with abnormal shaped QRS complex
Prolonged Q–T interval
Shortened Q–T interval
i P-wave amplitude (>2.5mm)
Biphasic P wave in V1 ± broad (>0.12sec) often notched P wave in ≤1 limb lead
Strain pattern—ST depression and T-wave inversion in leads V1–3. Dominant R in V1 with narrow QRS
digoxin), heart block (see E p. 242), sick sinus syndrome
AF (no pattern), sick sinus syndrome (no pattern), ventricular ectopics (normally no pattern), heart block (pattern)
(E p. 239)
syndrome, drugs (e.g. β-blockers, digoxin)
IHD, i BP, cardiomyopathy, aortic valve disease, SVT. Articial pacemakers may produce a similar QRS complex
May be normal; congenital heart disease (e.g. ASD), valvular heart disease, IHD, pulmonary hypertension, during SVT
As for RBBB or LBBB
d K+, drugs (e.g. TCAs, phenothiazines, amiodarone), SAH or CVA, hypothermia, genetic
i Ca2+, digoxin
Right atrial overload—tricuspid stenosis, pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary stenosis
Left atrial abnormality—mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis, conduction abnormalities
Pulmonary stenosis, mitral stenosis pulmonary hypertension, ASD (± RBBB). Similar changes seen with inferior MI (T-wave upright); WPW syndrome
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BRIEF GUIDE TOCOMMON ECGCHANGES
Table9.4 (Contd.)
ECG abnormality Possible causes
Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH)
Right axis deviation
Left axis deviation
Poor R-wave progression
Abnormal Q waves
ST elevation ST segment raised
ST depression ST segment lowered
T-wave inversion Abnormal if inverted
U-waves i amplitude >1mm Drugs (e.g. quinidine, procainamide,
Inversion in precordial leads Subtle sign of ischaemia
Strain pattern—ST d and T wave d in leads V4–6. Large voltages of QRS complex— sum of S in V1 and R in V5 or V6 alone >35mm
E p. 210 RVH/strain (e.g. following PE), cor
E p. 210 LVH /strain (e.g. i BP, aortic stenosis,
Absence of the normal i in size of the R wave in the precordial leads from V1 to V6
>25% of succeeding R wave and/or >0.04sec wide
>1mm above baseline
>0.5mm below baseline
in leads I, II or V4–6
i BP, aortic stenosis, coarctation of the aorta, HOCM
pulmonale, pulmonary stenosis. Alone with normal QRS=left posterior hemiblock
HOCM), VSD, ASD. If occurs alone with normal QRS=left anterior hemiblock
Old anterior MI; lead misplacement (common in obese women); LBBB or left anterior fascicular block; LVH; WPW syndrome; dextrocardia; tension pneumothorax with mediastinal shift; congenital heart disease
Normal; left pneumothorax; dextrocardia; MI; myocarditis; hyperkalaemia; cardiomyopathy; amyloid; sarcoid; scleroderma; LVH; RVH; LBBB; WPW syndrome
MI, Prinzmetal angina, pericarditis, ventricular aneurysm
Angina, ventricular strain, drugs (digoxin, verapamil), hyperkalaemia, myocarditis, cardiomyopathy, brosis, Lyme disease
MI (inverts <24h after MI); ventricular strain (see above); PE (III); digoxin (V5–6)
disopyramide) or d K
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0 Always compare with previous ECGs if available.
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