Study of Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis Using Echocardiography: Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis Using Echocardiography

Areeba Akram; Almeera Anwar; Rimsha Rasheed; Neha Tanveer

doi:10.54393/pbmj.v8i10.1301

Authors

Areeba Akram Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Almeera Anwar Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Rimsha Rasheed Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
Neha Tanveer Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54393/pbmj.v8i10.1301

Keywords:

Rheumatic Mitral Valve Stenosis, Mitral Valve Area, Mean Pressure Gradient, Pressure Half-Time

Abstract

Rheumatic mitral valve stenosis (RMVS) is one of the primary causes of cardiovascular morbidity in developing nations, which typically leads to severe hemodynamic phenomena in the case of non-prompt diagnosis. Echocardiography is used to determine the severity of the disease and treatment. Objectives: To assess the echocardiographic appearances of patients with RMVS, as well as to estimate the rate and intensity of mitral valve involvement by various demographic factors. Methods: 50 patients aged 21- 60-year-old diagnosed with RMVS were studied with transthoracic echocardiography. Mitral valve area (MVA), mean pressure gradient (MPG), and pressure half-time (PHT) were read. Descriptive statistics were done to analyze the data and present the data in the form of mean SD. Results: The sample size was 74 female and 26 male, and the average age of the study population was 36.8%, aged 9.4 years. The average MPG was 11.2-3.8 mmHg, average PHT was 198-54 ms, and average MVA was 0.96- 0.21 cm². Severe stenosis (MVA<1 cm²) was noted in 46% of patients, and 68% of patients demonstrated an MPG greater than 10 mmHg. This affected women more than men because women demonstrated more severe disease profiles. There were no major differences between the age and severity of the disease. Conclusions: A Large percentage of patients reported with severe RMVS, with women leading. MPG, MVA, and PHT are parameters of the Echocardiography that show the severity of the disease.

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