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CARDIAC Section 7: NON-Ischemic Heart Flashcards

1
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Describe Dilated Cardiomyopathy

A

Dilatation with an end diastolic diameter of >55mm,
+ Decreased Ejection Fraction

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2
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Give the causes of Dilated Cardiomyopathy

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Idiopathic
Ischemic
Other random crap (alcohol, Doxorubicn, Cyclosporine, Chagas, etc..)

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What does the ischemic variety of Dilated Cardiomyopathy show?

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Subendocardial enhancement

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What does the Idiopathic variety of Dilated Cardiomyopathy Show?

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either no enhancement
OR linear mid-myocardial enhancement.

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5
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy is often associated with mitral regurgitation due to?

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Dilatation of the mitral ring

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6
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What are the causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy?

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  1. Myocardium replaced by Fibtrotic tissue (Endocardial Fibroelastosis)
  2. Infiltration of the myocardium (Amyloidosis)
  3. Damage by iron (Hemochromatosis)
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7
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This is basically anything that causes a decrease in diastolic function (inability to “fill”)-

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Restrictive cardiomyopathy

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8
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Myocardium replaced by Fibrotic tissue

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Endocardial fibroelastosis

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9
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Restrictive cardiomyopathy - damaged by iron

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Hemochromatosis

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10
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What is the most common cause of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy?

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Amyloidosis

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11
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What does amyloid deposits in the myocardium do?

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  1. Abdormal diastolic function
  2. with biatrial enlargement
  3. Coincentric thickening of the left ventricle
  4. Reduced diastolic function of usually both ventricles.
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12
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Cardiac amyloidosis is seen _% of systemic amyloidosis

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50%

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13
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Whats the prognosis of Cardiac amyloidosis

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TERRIBLE!

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14
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What can you see in the late Gd enhancement in Amyloidosis?

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Gd enhancement over the entire subendocardial circumference.

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What diseases is Amyloidosis associated?

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Mulitple Myeloma
RA
Crohn’s

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16
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What is teh Amyloid CLASSIC scenario?

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A long TI is needed (like 350 milliseconds, normal would be like 200). TI will be so long that the blood pool may be darker than the myocardium.

17
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Buzzword “Difficult to suppress myocardium”

18
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Buzzword: “Abnormal urinary light chains (AL)

19
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“BILATERAL VENTRICULAR THROMBUS”

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Eosinophilic Cardiomyopathy (Loeffler -Loeffler’s syndrome: A type of eosinophilic pneumonia mimicking community-acquired pneumonia and asthma that arises from Ascaris lumbricoides in a child.)

20
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What is needed to show the thrombus is Eosinophilic Cardiomyopathy?

21
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What is the most common cause of Constrictive Pericarditis?

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FIrst world: Iatrogenic Secondary to CABG/Viral 0

Developing countries: TB

22
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Diagnosis?

Describe

A

Thickened pericardium (>0.4 cm)

23
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Constrictive pericarditis is definitive on what CT findings?

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Thick and Calcified pericardium

24
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Where is the Constrictive Pericarditis calcification usually the largest?

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Over the AV groove

25
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What is “Sigmoidization on Constrictive Pericardium and where is it seen?

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The ventricular septum moves toward the left ventricle in a wavy pattern during early diastole (“Diastolic Bounce”). - MOre pronounced during inspiration - indicating ventricular interdependence

seen in SFFP (Steady-state free precession MRI)

26
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Classic finding of Constrictive Pericarditis on CXR or CT =

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Pericardial calcifications

27
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Classic finding of Constrictive Pericarditis on MRI =

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Diastolic bounce on CINE imaging

28
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TRUE or FALSE:
Abnormal Late Gd Myocardial Enhancement is seen on Constrictive Disease

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FALSE

No Abnormal Late Gd Myocardial Enhancement on Constrictive Disease

29
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What type of pattern of enhancement is seen in Myocarditis?

A

Epicardial or Mid wall

30
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Cardiac involvment is seen in __% of Sacriodosis patients?

31
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Describe Cardiac Sacroidosis

A

Late
Gd pattern may be middle and epicardial in a non-coronary distribution.

Focal wall thickening from edema can mimic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
It often involves the septum.
The RV and papillaries are RARELY affected.

32
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Identify

A

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy

33
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A condition with Chest pain and EKG changes seen in post menopausal women after they either break up with their boyfriend , win the lottery, or some other stressful event

A

Takotsubo CArdiomyopathy

34
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Buzzword for Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy?

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BAllooning of the left ventricle apex.

35
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Describe Takostubo CArdiomyopathy

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There is transient akinesia or dyskinesia of the left ventricular apex without coronary stenosis.

36
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TRUE/FALSE: There is delayed enhancement in TAKOTSUBO CARDIOMYOPATHI

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