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10/16 - Pathology of the Heart Flashcards

1
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normal heart weights what percent of body weight? g in females and males

A

0.4% 0.5%

250-320 g in females
300-360 g in males

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2
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what is increased heart weight or ventricular thickness

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hypertrophy

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3
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what is enlarged heart chambers

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dilation

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4
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what is increased heart weight or thickness or enlarged heart chambers

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cardiomegaly

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5
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what is main function of heart

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pumping of blood

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6
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how does pumping function of heart occur

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  1. coordinated contraction (during systole)
  2. coordinated relaxation (during diastole) of cardiac myocytes of myocardium
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7
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how is contraction achieved

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shortening of serial contractile elements (sarcomeres) within parallel myofibrils

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8
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what is the other function of heart instead of being primarily pump

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endocrine function

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9
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what are released from heart in response to increased stretch? what does this result in?

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release protein hormones
1. promotes vasodilation
2. stimulate renal salt and water elimination

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10
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what are the heart valves

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4: tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral, and aortic

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11
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what maintain unidirectional flow in heart

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heart valves

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12
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valve function depends on what

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  1. mobility
  2. pliability
  3. structural integrity

of AV vavlves of cusps of semilunar valives

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13
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cardiac valves are lined by what

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endothelium

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14
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what is part of the conductin system

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  1. SA node pacemaker
  2. AV node
  3. AV bundle (bundle of His)
  4. right and left bundle branch divisions
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15
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what is at the junction of R atrial appendage and SVC

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SA node

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16
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what is located at right atrium along interatrial septum

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AV node

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17
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what connects the right atrium to the ventricular septum

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AV bundle (bundle of His)

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18
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what stimulates respective ventricles via further arborization into Purkinje network

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right and left bundle branch divisions

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19
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Cardiac myocytes rely almost exclusively on ___ for their energy needs

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oxidative phosphorylation

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20
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how does blood supply maintain energy

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  1. high density of mitchondria
  2. constant supply of oxygenated blood
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21
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is the myocardium extremely vulnerable to ischemia

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yes

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22
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nutrients and oxygen are delivered t the heart via what

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coronary arteries with ostia immediately distal to aortic valve

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23
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does the myocardium of mammals have very LOW or HIGH replicative potential after fetal and neonatal live

24
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myocardium of mammals average ___% cardiomyocytes turnover per year in adult humans

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less than 1%

so has very low capacity of regeneration

25
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more forms of heart disease become more prevalent when

A

with each advancing decade

26
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the size of ___ is reduced in later life in heart

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left ventricular capacity (particularly in base to apex dimension)

27
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reduced size of left ventricle is exacerbated by what

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HT as basal ventricular septum protrudes into left ventricular outflow tract (so called sigmoid septum)

28
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compared to younger myocardium, an elderly heart as waht

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  1. Fewer myocytes
  2. Deposition of extracellular amyloid that stiffens the heart
29
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what is a condition in which a heart cannot pump blood to adequately meet the metabolic demands of the peripheral tissues, or can do so only at elevated filling pressures

A

heart failure (CHF)

30
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what is the common end stage of many forms of chronic heart diseases

31
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are adaptive mechanisms capable of maintaining adequate cardiac capacity?

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yes it can potentially maintain, but can ultimately be OVERWHELMED

32
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what is increased filling volume that dilates the heart and increases contractivity and stroke volume

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Frank-Starling mechanisms

33
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what is the released of norepinephrine, activation of renin-angiotensin-aldoesterone? basically the kidneys are attemptin to help heart function

A

activation of neurohumoral system

34
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how can the heart be overwhelmed

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  1. Frank-Starling mech
  2. acivation of neurohumoral system
  3. myocardial adaptations
35
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heart failure can result from what

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  1. systolic dysufnction
  2. diastolic dysfunction
36
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what is the deterioration of myocardial contractile dysfunction? examples?

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systolic dysfunction
e.g., HT, valvular disease

37
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what is the inability of heart chambers to expand? examples?

A

diastolic dysfunction
e.g., myocardial fibrosis, amyloid deposition, constrictive pericarditis

38
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left sided heart failure = ___ failure

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LUNG failure

39
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what is left sided heart failure most often caused by

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  1. Ishemic heart disease (IHD) (coronary a)
  2. Hypertension (other artieries have HT)
  3. Aortic and mitral valvular disease (heart)
  4. primary myocardial disease (heart)
40
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clinical and morphologic effects of left sided CHF are consequence of what

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  1. Passive congestion (blood-backing up) in the pulmonary circulation
  2. Stasis of blood in the left-sided chamber
  3. Inadequate perfusion of down stream tissue leading to organ dysfunction
41
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what is the most commonly affeted organ in LHF

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heavy wet lungs (pulmonary congestion)

42
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what does pulmonary congestion lead to

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  1. dyspnea
  2. orthopenea
  3. paoxysmal noctural dyspnea
43
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clinical signs of LS-CHF

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  1. dyspenea
  2. orthopnea
  3. pulmonary edema
  4. pleural effuction
  5. fatigue, tachycardia
44
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what is breathlesness

45
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what is dyspnea while lying down

46
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what is buildup of fluid in lungs

A

pulmonary edema

47
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what is buildup of fluid in tissues lining the lungs

A

pleural effusion

48
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what most commonly causes RIGHT sided heart fialure

A

left sided heart failure

49
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T/F: Any increase in pressure on the left side of the heart inevitably burdens the right side of the heart

50
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in right sided heart failure, are clinical features the same as left sided CHF?

51
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are isolated right sided CHF frequent? who does this occur in?

A

INFREQUENT!

Occurs in patients with one of
variety of disorders affecting the lungs;
hence often called cor pulmonale

52
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what are clinical signs of RS-CHF

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  1. Systemic venous congestion
  2. Soft tissue edema
  3. Distended neck veins
  4. Enlarged liver
  5. Increased deep vein thromboses/pulmonary emboli
53
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what is the ISOLATED right side of the heat to fail due to lung pathology

A

Cord Pulmonale

54
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causes of cor pulmonale? most common cause?

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  1. Pulmonary hypertension (most common cause)
  2. Scleroderma (damages lungs)
  3. COPD
  4. Cystic fibrosis
  5. Severe bronchiectasis
  6. Obstructive sleep apnea
  7. Idiopathic
55
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CHF tx

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  1. focus on correcting underlying cause (valvular defect or inadequate cardiac perfusion)
  2. salt restriction
  3. pharmacological agents
56
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pharmacological agents for CHF tx

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  1. diuretics (reduce volume overload)
  2. positive inotropes (increase cardiac contractibility)
  3. ACE-inhibitors
57
Q

even if you treat CHF does it remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality

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