Boards and Beyond- Cardio Flashcards
Which valve problem?
Turner syndrome or aortic coarctation
Bicupsid aortic valve
Early stenosis
Aortic regurg
which blood vessel has the highest velocity? Lowest?
Highest: Large arteries
Lowest: Capillaries
_______________ ischemia occurs with flow obstruction but some distal blood flow.
Subendocardial ischemia
Kussmaul’s sign
Inspiration causes rise in JVP
*Classic sign of restrictive heart disease
Complications of Ischemia weeks later
Dressler’s syndrome
Aneurysm
LV Thrombus/ stroke
Loud S3 heart sound. Disease?
Rapid ventricular filling (such as mitral incompetence or congestive heart failure)
3 main ways to decrease conduction in AV node
Carotid massage
Vagal maneuvers
Adenosine
What conditions decrease oncotic pressure?
Nephrotic syndrome
Liver failure
Rhythm signs of restrictive heart disease
- Arrythmias (sudden death)
- AV block
Symptoms of atrial fibrillation
Palpitations, fatigue, dyspnea
Which baroreceptor only senses elevated BP?
Aortic arch
which genetic disorders has conotruncal anomalies?
DiGeorge syndrome
- Outflow tract anomalies
- Truncus arteriosus
- Conus arteriousus
CO calculation
SV X HR
Neprilysin inhibitors
Sacubitril
Side effects of neprilysin inhibitors
Hypotension
Hyperkalemia
Angioedema
Which heart problem?
Healthy, young athelete, syncope
HCM
Carvallo’s sign
Right -sided murmurs increase with inspiration
Left sided murmurs increase with exhalation
Which drugs are implicated in causing coronary steal?
Adenosine
Persantine
Regadenoson
Mg blocks influx of _____ into cells.
Ca
________ (acute/chronic) regurgitation may cause shock.
Acute
_____________ inhibits sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ ATPase. What effect does this have?
Phospholamban; prevents Ca2+ uptake by SERCA and prevents relaxation
When is a S3 heard?
- Acute heart failure
- Young patients
- Pregnant women
Alprostadil
- Prostaglandin E1
- Maintains patency of ductus arteriosus
- Delivers blood to lungs
Therapies for systolic HF
Drugs: ACE-inhibitors, beta blockers, aldosterone antagonists
Defibrillators
Bi-ventricular pacemakers
Type of shock?
Low CO
High cardiac pressures
High SVR
Cardiogenic
How is prinzmetal angina treated?
- Quit smoking
- Calcium channel blockers, nitrates
- Avoid propranolol
Key control variables for autoregulation in kidneys
BP
NaCl feedback
In systolic heart failure, ejection fraction is ___________. In diastolic heart failure, ejection fraction is _________.
Reduced; normal
In what condition can you see a prolonged PR interval?
Primary AV block
Infundibulum develps from ______.
Bulbus cordis
*infundibulum is a funnel leading to pulm valve
Dystrophic calcification of coronary arteries is the result of ____________.
Chronic inflammation
Truncus arteriosus gives rise to what structures
Aorta
Pulm artery
How is prinzmetal angina diagnosed?
- Intracoronary ergonovine
- Acts on smooth muscle serotonergic receptors
- Vasospasm visualized on angiogram
- Intracoronary acetylcholine
- Acts on endothelial muscarinic receptors
- Endothelial dysfunction leads to vasoconstriction
ACE inhibitors
Captopril
Enalapril
Lisinopril
Ramipril
Side effects of loop diuretics
Hypokalemia
Volume deplettion
- Renal failure
- hypotension
Venous return is blood returned to the _____________.
Left ventricle
In which conditions are u waves seen?
Hypokalemia
Systolic crescendo-decrescendo murmur
Aortic stenosis
Class _______ antiarrhythmic drugs block K channels.
III
Conditions with right axis deviation
Right bundle branch block
Right ventricular hypertrophy
Structures effected by central cyanosis
Lips
Nail beds
Conjunctivae
*Warm extremities
normal QRS axis
Between -30 and +90
which blood vessel has the highest area? Lowest?
Highest: Capillaries
Lowest: Large arteries
Why are headaches an adverse of nitrates?
Meningeal vasodilation
For left axis deviation, lead ____ is negative.
II
Three major classes of calcium antagonists
- Dihydropyridines (nifedipine)
- Phenylalkylamines (Verapamil)
- Benzothiazepines (Diltiazem)
Causes of pulmonic regurg
Repaired tetralogy of fallot
Endocarditis
Rheumatic heart disease
If you notice a wide QRS and V1 is facing downward. What is the prognosis?
LBBB
Conginetal heart defects seen in fetal alcohol syndrome
ASD
VSD
Tetralogy of Fallot
Inotropes
Milrinone
Dobutamine
Dopamine
Epinephrine
What venous pressure tracing is seen in tricupsid stenosis?
Large a wave
All forms of HF have a low CO except________.
High output heart failure
When do systolic murmurs occur?
Between S1- S2
Decreased S2 heart sound. Disease?
Aortic stenosis
Key control variables for autoregulation in brain
CO2
pH
Class ____antiarrhytmic drugs block Na channels
I
Which valve problem?
Young female, otherwise healthy
MVP
Typical symptoms of cardiac ischemia
Chest pain
Dyspnea
Diaphoresis
Symptoms of coarctation of the aorta are caused by closure of the ___________.
Ductus arteriosus
In which cases is emergent cardioversion performed regardless of possible thrombus?
Hypotension and shock
White infarcts
- Occlusion of arterial supply to a solid organ
- Common in heart, kidneys, spleen
- Limited blood seepage from healthy tissue
- Tissue becomes pale
WHat drugs is used during cardioversion
Ibutilide
Lysosomal storage disease
Deficiency of a-galatosidase A
Accumulation of ceramide trihexoside
Fabry disease
ST elevation if lead avR. Which artery is occluded?
Left coronary
Class IB antiarrhythmics
Lidocaine
Mexiletine
What viruses are associated with nonischemic cardiomyopathy
Coxsackie
Influenza
Adenovirus
Chemical cardioversion
- Administration of antiarrhythmic medication
How should a NSTEMI be treated?
Aspirin
B-blockers
Heparin
Angioplasty (non-emergent)
how are the murmurs heard in aortic stenosis and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy differentiated?
Valsalva
- Decreases venous return/preload
- Increase HCM murmur
- Decrease Aortic stenosis murmur
Key control variables for autoregulation in skeletal muscle
Lactate
Adenosine
K+
Excess fluid movement out of capillaries results in ___________.
Edema
In which conditions do we see a cannon a wave?
Complete heart block
PAC/PVC
Ventricular tachycardia
Rank calcium channel blockers based on vascular smooth mucscle effects (greatest to least)
Nifedipine>Diltiazem> Verapamil
Maternal _________ can lead to Ebstein’s anomaly.
Lithium
General symptoms of endocarditits
Fever, chills, sweats, petechiae
AV block seen in Lyme disease improves with _________.
Antibiotics
Neprilysin inhibitors should not be administered with ______.
ACE inhibitors
*Same side effects
HF leas to the activation of what two physiological systems
- Sympathetic nervous system
- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system
What conditions increase capillary permeability (Kf)?
Toxins
Infections
Burns
Types of Shock
Cardiogenic
Hypovolemic
Distributive
Obstructive
Prolonged Qt conditions
Hypocalcemia
Drugs
LQTS (Long QT syndrome)
Culture negative endocarditis
Coxiella burnetii
Bartonella
Diastolic murmur. Disease?
Turbulence during ventricular filling (mitral stenosis or aortic regurgitation
Results of K Channel blockage on EKG
Prolong Qt
Key control variables for autoregulation in heart
CO2
Adenosine
NO
Most common manifestation of chronic Q fever
Endocarditis
How is acute heart failure treated?
Most: Daily diuretic
Some: Daily long acting nitrate (often oral isosorbide mononitrate)
Rare: Chronic IV infusion inotrope, heart transplant, left ventricular assist device (LVAD)
How does digoxin supress AV node conduction?
Increased vagal tone
- can be used to decrease heart rate
Where are aortic regurgitations heard?
Left sternal border
familial cuases of nonischemic cardiomyopathy
Mutations
- Sacromere proteins
- Beta myosin heavy chain
- Alpha myosin heavy chain
- Troponin
Symptoms of acute heart failure
Congested/swollen
Pulm edema
Pitting edema
Increased JVP
Valvular atrial fibrillation is associated with ___________.
Rheumatic heart disease
*Usually mitral stenosis
NOTE: Non-valvular fibrillation is NOT associated with rheumatic disease
B blocker used to treat glaucoma
Timolol
Loop diurectics
Furosemide
Bumetanide
Torsemide
Ethacrynic Acid
Phase 0 of myocyte AP
- Nearby myocytes raise membrane potential via gap junctions
- Rising potential opens fast Na Channels
- Threshold potential reached (about -70mV)
- Large Na+ currents leads to rapid depolarization
- Membrane potential overshoots (>0mV)
- Fast Na+channels close
a2 agonist
Clonidine
Methyldopa
Side effects of RAAS drugs
Hyperkalemia (due to decreased aldosterone)
Renal failure (due to decreased GFR)
Mechanism by which viridians strep causes endocarditits
- Bacteria synthesize dextran
- Dextran adheres to fibrin
- Fibrin found with endothelial damage
Which valve problem?
IV drug abuser
Tricupsid regurgitation
Results of Na Channel blockage on EKG
Prolonged QRS
Acute exacerbations of HF
- Infection/trauma/ surgery
- Ischemia
- NSAIDS
- Dietary indiscretion
- Poor medication compliance
How is dressler’s syndrome treated?
NSAIDs or steroids
Class IV antiarrhythmics
Ca channel blockers
When afterload ____________ (falls/rises), stroke volume and CO increase.
Falls
How is stable angina usually treated?
Revascularization
Cuases of heart block
Drugs
- Beta blockers, calcium channel blockers
- Digoxin
High vagal tone
- Athletes
Fibrosis and sclerosis of conduction system
Which layer of the heart is infiltrated by eosinophils?
Endomyocardium
Which antiarrythymics prolong Qt?
Class Ia, III drugs
_________ (fast/slow) HR shortens diastole.
Fast
Supravalvular aortic stenosi
Narrowing of ascending aorta above aortic valve
Severe disease findings in aortic stenosis
- Late peaking murmur
- Soft/ quiet S2
- Stiff valve can’t slam shut
- Pulsus parvus et tardus
- Weak and small carotid pulses
- Delayed carotid upstroke
Which organs are great autoregulators?
Heart
Brain
Kidneys
Lungs
Skeletal muscle
S3 and S4 are heard during ______.
Diastole
Forms of nitrates
- Nitroglycerin Tablets/ Spray
- Take during angina attack, before exercise
- Isosorbide Dinitrate
- Isosorbide Mononitrate
- Topical nitroglycerin
Which volumes are effected by an increase in afterload?
- Increased ESV
- Decreased SV
- Decreased EF
Side effects of ranolazine
Constipation
Dizziness
Headache
Secundum type of ASD
- Defects at site of foramen ovale/ ostium secundum
- Poor growth of secundum septum
- Or excessive absorption of primum septum
- Often isolated defect
What two classes of drugs affect pacemaker AP?
- Calcium channel blockers
- Slow rate sinus depolarization (slow HR)
- Slow AV node conduction
- Beta blockers
- Slows phase 4
- Makes it longer to reach threshold
- Decreases HR
- Prolong repolarization
- Slow AV node conduction
Why does the LVEF increase during exercise?
More vigorous contraction causes the ESV to decrease. There is more preload but less filling time at fast heart rates.
Which valve problem?
Immigrant or pregnant
Mitral stenosis
In which cases can the recurrent laryngeal nerve be compressed?
Aortic dissection
Massive LA enlargement
What factors cause a decrease in preload?
- Remove volume
- Raise heart rate
- Rool blood in veins
Phospholamban is phosphorylated by ____________. What effect does this have?
Beta adrenergic stimulation; this causes phospholamban to stop inhibiting SERCA. SERCA takes up calcium. Muscle relaxes.
Which factor drives smooth muscle proliferation in the intima of arteries?
PDGF (Platelet derived growth factor)
Cause of NSTEMI
- Atherosclerotic plaque rupture
- Thrombus formation
- Subtotal vessel occlusion
What venous pressure tracing is seen in tricupsid regurgitation?
Giant v wave
Mechanism of action of digoxin
Inhibits the Na-K pump, increases calcium in myocytes
Side effects of class Ib drugs
- CNS stimulation
- Tremor, agitation
- CVS side effects
- Bradycardia, heart block, hypotension
What is the effect on the arterioles of stenotic vessels in angina?
Arterioles are maximally dilated to maintain flow
*Arterioles are not maximally dilated in normal vessels.
- Sacromeres added in parallel
- Left ventricular mass increased
- Wall thickness increased
Concentric hypertrophy
Phase 1 of myocyte AP
- Membrane potential is positive
- K+ channels open
- Outward flow of K+ returns membrane to approximately 0 mV
most common cause of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia
Atrioventricular nodal rentrant tachycardia
*More common in young women and requires dual AV nodal pathways
What does a LVEDP pressure considerably greater than PCWP indicate?
There is a pressure gradient across the mitral valve, indicating stenosis
Nitroprusside can cause _______ toxicity with prolonged use.
Cyanide
How is stable angina diagnosed?
Cardiac stress test, which increases demand for O2
How does cushing’s syndrome cuase HTN?
Cortisol increases vascular sensitivity to adrenergic agonists
How does the kidney regulate high BP?
Decreases salt/ water retention
Common sites of red infarcts
Lungs
Small intestines
*Places with dual blood supply
What leads to a patent foramen ovale?
Septum primum and secundum fail to fuse
Organ that receives 100% of CO
Lung
Short Qt conditions
Hypercalcemia
Types of systolic clicks. When are they heard?
- Ejection click
- Early in systole
- Before carotid pulse
- Non-ejection click
- Late in systole
- After carotid pulse
EKG changes in NSTEMI
St depressions
T-wave inversions
Tamponade EKG
Sinus tachycardia
Prominent x decent
Blunted y descent
Type of shock?
High CO
Low SVR
Distributive
Inotropes are only for ________ heart failure.
Systolic
Which drugs can cause long qt syndrome?
Antiarrhythmic drugs
Levofloxacin
Haldol
Severe hypertension whithout end organ damage?
Hypertensive Urgency
What conditions decrease viscocity?
Anemia
In which conditions do we see a giant v wave?
Tricupsid regurgitation
Complications of treating a STEMI with B-blockers
Bradycardia and AV block can develop
Results of rupture of posteromedial papillary muscles in mitral valve
Severe mitral regurgitation
Acute heart failure
Classic causes of cardiogenic shock
Large MI
Advanced heart failure
Angiotensin Receptor blockers
Candesartan
Irbesartan
Valsartan
Complications of Ischemia in first 4 days
Arrhythmia
On what phase of myocyte AP do verapamil/ diltiazem work?
Phase 2
Digoxin benefits in HF
Increased CO
Improved symptoms and quality of life
What EKG change is an early sign of ischemia?
Hyperacute T waves
*Seen before ST elevations
Class II antiarrhythmics
Beta blocks
Of the a1 blckers which is “uroselective”?
Tamsulosin (less hpotensive effect)
Automaticity
Pacemakers do not require stimulation to initiate action potential. Capable of sel-initiated depolarization
Main regulator of contractility
Sympathetic nervous system
Clinical feautures of pericarditis
- Chest pain
- Fever
- Leukocytosis
- Elevated ESR
Digoxin Toxicity
GI
neurologic
visual changes
cardiac arrhythmias
Normal PR interval
120-200ms
Atherosclerosis Complications
- Ischemia
- Plaque Rupture
- Thombi
- Emboli
- Hemorrhage into plaque
- Aneurysm
All forms of heart failure lead to decrease in _________
CO
Valsalva manuever
- Patient bears down as if moving bowels
- Increased thoracic pressure
- Aortic pressure rises
- Decreased heart rate and AV conduction
IVC comes from __________
Posterior veins
Main use for Class Ib drugs?
Ischemic ventricular tachycardia
- Fast heart rates
- Depolarized Na channels
What are two main steps of atheroma growth?
- Fatty streaks
- Atherosclerotic plaque
- Intima thickens
- Lipids accumulate
Symptoms of hypercalcemia
Confusion
Consitipation
Complications of Ischemia in first 5-10 days
Free wall rupture
Tamponade
Papillary muscle rupture
VSD
Possible triggers of atrial fibrillation
- Binge drinking
- Increased catecholamines
Lung findings of HF
- Rales
- Fluid filled alveoli “pop” open with inspiration
- X-ray: Congestion
Fatty streaks
- Macrophages filled with lipids
- Form line along vessel lumen
- Do not impair blood flow
Clinical features of tamponade
Distant heart sounds
Dyspnea
elevated JVP
Hypotension
Key side effect of nifedipine
- Edema
- Increases capillary hydrostatic pressure
- Pre-capillary arteriolar vasodilation
Type of shock?
Low CO
Low cardiac pressures
High SVR
Hypovolemic
Common location of ventricular pseudoaneurysm
Inferior wall
LVEDP
Pressure in the left ventricle when filled
Causes of mitral regurg
Mitral valve prolapse
Ischemia
Left ventricular dilation
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Endocarditis
Rheumatic heart disease
Causes of congenital long qt syndrome
Abnormal K/Na channels
Preload
- Amount of blood loaded into left ventricle
- How much stretch is on fibers prior to contraction
Bacterial endocarditis complications
- May form abscess beneath valve annulus
- Persistent fever, bacteremia often indicates abscess
- Aortic valve abscess can lead to heart block
3 causes of holosystolic murmurs
Mitral regurgitation
Tricupsid regurgitation
VSD
Symptoms of hypocalcemia
Tetany
Numbness
Spasms
Murmur heard in VSD. Where is it heard?
Harsh, holsystolic mumur in tricupsid area
Atrial fibrillation treatment
- Control Heart rate (slow AV node conduction)
- Beta blockers
- Calcium channel blockers
- Digoxin
- Control heart rhythm
- Cardioversion
- Anticoagulation
EKG findings of pericarditis
Diffuse ST elevation
PR depression
PV loop: Isovolumic contraction disrupted
Mitral regurgitation
Results in an irregularly, irregular pulse
Atrial fibrillation
prophylaxis for endocarditis
Amoxicillin
Clindamycin
WPW syndrome
- Causes “pre-excitation”
- Ventricular depolarization before AV nodal impulse
What do the different waves represent on venous pressure tracings?
- a wave= Atrial contraction
- v wave= Venous filling
- c wave= tricupsid valve
- x descent= atrial relaxation
- y descent= emptying of the atrium
Treatment for ventricular tachycardia?
Emergent electrical cardioversion
Absent a wave
No organized atrial contraction
Organ that receives highest blood flow by weight
Kidneys
only available oral inotrope
Digoxin
Escape Rhythm
- Heart block: Lower pacemaker depolarizes ventricles
- Rate of lower pacemaker determines symptoms
- Very slow: Dizziness, syncope, hypotension
- Less slow: Fatigue, exercise intolerance
Clinical features of primary aldosteronism
Resistant HTN
Hypokalemia
Normal volume status on physical exam
paradoxical S2 splitting
Delayed closure of aortic valve
What conditions increase interstitial osmotic pressure?
Lymphatic blockage
What maneuvers cause a decrease in afterload?
Amyl Nitrate- vasodilator
What molecules are produced by skeletal muscles during exercise that cause vasodilation?
Adenosine
Lactate
Potassium