CARDIAC Section 7: NON-Ischemic Heart Flashcards
Describe Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dilatation with an end diastolic diameter of >55mm,
+ Decreased Ejection Fraction
Give the causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Idiopathic
Ischemic
Other random crap (alcohol, Doxorubicn, Cyclosporine, Chagas, etc..)
What does the ischemic variety of Dilated Cardiomyopathy show?
Subendocardial enhancement
What does the Idiopathic variety of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Show?
either no enhancement
OR linear mid-myocardial enhancement.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy is often associated with mitral regurgitation due to?
Dilatation of the mitral ring
What are the causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy?
- Myocardium replaced by Fibtrotic tissue (Endocardial Fibroelastosis)
- Infiltration of the myocardium (Amyloidosis)
- Damage by iron (Hemochromatosis)
This is basically anything that causes a decrease in diastolic function (inability to “fill”)-
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Myocardium replaced by Fibrotic tissue
Endocardial fibroelastosis
Restrictive cardiomyopathy - damaged by iron
Hemochromatosis
What is the most common cause of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy?
Amyloidosis
What does amyloid deposits in the myocardium do?
- Abdormal diastolic function
- with biatrial enlargement
- Coincentric thickening of the left ventricle
- Reduced diastolic function of usually both ventricles.
Cardiac amyloidosis is seen _% of systemic amyloidosis
50%
Whats the prognosis of Cardiac amyloidosis
TERRIBLE!
What can you see in the late Gd enhancement in Amyloidosis?
Gd enhancement over the entire subendocardial circumference.
What diseases is Amyloidosis associated?
Mulitple Myeloma
RA
Crohn’s