Cardiac Pathology Flashcards
1
Q
Post-MI, when is the heart most likely to rupture?
A
4-7 days
2
Q
How does hypertrophic cardiomyopathy appear histologically? What are the complications long-term?
A
- Cartwheeling myocytes
- Thickened wall leading to relative ischaemia and LV diastolic dysfunction
- Arrhythmias, SCD, angina, heart failure
3
Q
What are some common causes of dilated cardiomyopathy?
A
- Genetics
- Pregnancy
- Haemochromatosis
- Alcohol
- Duchenne’s
4
Q
What are some long-term complications of dilated cardiomyopathy?
A
- Eccentric ventricular hypertrophy with fibrosis
- Failure, arrhythmias, SCD, thromboembolism
5
Q
What most commonly causes myocarditis? How does it present?
A
- Viruses (Coxsackie, Echo, TB, toxo)
- Infection, chest pain, syncope, rapid heart failure
