Cardio Flashcards
^ contractility (&SV)
Big picture 1. ^intracellular Ca 2. ^ sarcomere length -Catecholamines Inhibit phospholamban --> ^Ca into SR -^intracellular Ca -Decrease extracellular Na (decrease Na/Ca exchanger) -Digitalis blocks Na/K pump --> ^ intracellular Na --> stops Na/Ca exchanger (too much Na to bring in more) --> ^ intracellular Ca
Decrease Contractility (& SV)
- B1 blocker (decrease cAMP)
- Systolic HF
- Acidosis
- Hypoxia/hypercapnia
- Non-dihydropyridine CCB (verapamil, diltiazem)
- loss of myocardium (MI)
- dilated cardiomyopathy
Decrease pre-load
PrE-load = VEnodilators
-nitroglycerin
ACEi, ARB: pre & after
Decrease afterload
Afterload= VAsodilators (hydralazine)
ACEi, ARB: preload & afterload
Pompe Disease
=Type II glycogen storage dz -primarily affects heart: "Pompe trashes the pump" -Lysosomale a-1,4-glucosidase deficiency -fxn: hydrolysis of glycogen branches -->glycogen deposits in myocardium 6mo: -developmental delays -feeding probs -HF -hypotonia -hepatomegaly -Biventricular hypertrophy -short PR interval, wide WRS -^Serum creatine kinase -decreased leuk acid maltase
Fabry Disease
Lysosomal storage dz
- a-galactosidase deficiency
- ->ceramide trihexoside accumulates
- Peripheral neuropathies: hands & feet
- *Angiokeratomas (benign cutaneous lesion of caps)
- CV dz
- renal dz
Gaucher Disease
Lysosomal storage dz B-glucocerebrosidase deficiency -hepatosplenomegaly -aseptic necrosis of femur -bone crises -Gaucher cells
Large Vessel Vasculitis
Giant cell (temporal) arteritis Takayasu Arteritis
Giant cell (temporal) arteritis
-Mostly affects br of carotid artery Epidemiology/Presentation: -elderly females -unilateral headache (temporal a) -jaw claudication -possible permenant blindess (ophthalmic a) Labs/path: -focal granulomatous inflam -^ESR Tx: -Corticosteroids Tx before biopsy to prevent blindness Asc: polymyalgia rheumatica (inflam disorder, muscle pain & stiffness)
Takayasu Arteritis
Granulomatous thickening & narrowing of aortic arch & great vessels
Presentation/Epidemiology:
-Asian females,
Medium Vessel Vasculitis
Polyarteritis Nodosa Kawasaki Dz (mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome) Buerger Dz (thromboangiitis obliterans)
Polyarteritis Nodosa
Presentation: -Youngins -Hep B (30%), HepC, Hair cell leuk -Fever, wt loss, malaise, headache -GI: abdominal pain, melena -HTN, neuro dysfxn -cutaneous eruptions -renal damage Path/Labs: -renal & visceral vesels- NOT pulm arteries -Immune complex mediated -Transmural inflammation + fibrinoid necrosis -Diff stages of inflam coexist in diff BV -Rosary sign: lots of little aneurysms Tx: -corticosteroids -cyclophosphamide (forms cross links in DNA--> apoptosis)
Kawaski Dz = mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome
Presentation: -Asian children desquamating) -CRASH & BURN -Conjunctival injection -Rash -Adenopathy (cervical) -Strawberry tongue -Hand & foot: edema, erythema -Fever Complications: -Anneurysms Tx: -IVIg -Aspirin (only time give kids aspirin)
Buerger Dz = thromboangiitis obliterans
=progressive; recurring inflammation; thrombosis of medium BV in LE
Presentation:
-Heavy smokers (after a big burger, you want to smoke)
-males, gangrene, autoamputation
of digits, superficial nodular phlebitis
Tx:
Smoking cessation
Small Vessel Vasculitis
Granulomatosis w/ Polyangiitis (GPA)
Microscopic Polyangiitis
Churg-strauss (eosinophilic GPA)
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
Granulomatosis w/ Polyangiitis (GPA)
Presentation: -Upper respiratory tract: sinusitis, otitis, mastoiditis -Lower respiratory: hemoptysis, cough, dyspena -Renal: hematuria, RBC casts Triad: -focial necrotizing vasculitis -necrotizing granulomas in lung -Necrotizing glomerulnephritis c-ANCA (PR3) Tx: -cyclophosphamide -corticosteriods
Microscopic Polyangiitis
Necrotizing Presentation: Lung, kidneys, skin- NO nasopharnyngeal (unlike GPA) Kidneys: pauciimune nephritis Skin: palpable purpura Path/Labs: No granulomas p-ANCA (anti-myeloperoxidase) Tx: Cyclophosphomide Corticosteroids
Churg-Strauss
Eosinophilic GPA Presentation Lungs, spleen, heart, GI, CNS Lungs: Asthma, sinusitis Skin: Purpura, skin nodules CNS: Neuropathy: wrist/foot drop Kidney: Pauci immune nephritis Labs: p-ANCA ^ IgE
Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
=most common childhood systemic vasculitis Presentation: Often follows URI ASC: IgA nephropathy (Berger Dz) Triad: -Skin: palpable purpura legs -Arthralgias -GI: abd pain Path: -Due to IgA immune complex deposition
Baroreceptors: increased P
Vagal response (carotid massage)
- stretch baroreceptor–> ^ firing
- ^AV node refractory period
- decreased HR
Cushing Reflex
Response to ^intracranial P (CSF)
- ->compression of cerebral arterioles --> ischemia - ->^cerebral PCO2 -->^ symp stimulation - ^BP (to force blood in head) - bradycardia (initially tachy until vagal response) - respiratory depression (impaired brainstem fxn)
A wave meaning for JVD mapping
Absent a wave: A-fib
Giant a wave: RA contracting against RV resistance
-tricuspid stenosis
-RV hypertrophy
-pulmonic stenosis
-pulm HTN
-RA myxoma
Cannon a waves (large a + sharp ascent & descent)
-RA contracting against closed tricuspid valve
-jxnal arrhythmias- 3rd degree heart block
Tricupid Valve Endocarditis
-asc: IV drug use Bacteria: -S. Aureus -Pseudomonas -Candida
S. Aureus Endocarditis
=Acute endocarditis
-Vegetations: large, rapidly destroy valve
Strep Viridans Endocarditis
=Subacute endocarditis
- Indolent presentation
- Vegetations: Small, don’t destroy valve
S. Epidermidis Endocarditis
asc: prosthetic valve
E. Coli Endocarditis
Nosocomial endocarditis (esp urinary catheters)
Culture Neg Endocarditis
- Coxiella Burnetii
- Bartonella spp
Endocarditis Symps
FROM JANE Fever Roth spots (retinal hemorrhages w/white centers) Osler lesions (tender) Murmur Janeway lesions (non-tender) Anemia Nail bed hemorrhage Emboli
Endocarditis Complications
Chordae Tendinaea rupture
GN
Suppurtive Pericarditis
Septic Emboli
Wide Splitting (A2-P2)
Conditions that delay RV emptying
- Pulm stenosis
- RBBB
Fixed Splitting (A2-P2)
ASD
^vol that delays P2 regardless of breath
Paradoxical Splitting (P2-A2)
Delay Aortic valve closure -Aortic stenosis -LBBB P2-A2 Inspiration: P2 closes later --> paradoxically removes split
Aortic Stenosis
=Crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur \+/- ejection click -Heart @: base (esp aortic area)--> carotids -Symps: SAD -Syncope (decreased flow to brain) -Angina (decreased flow to carotids) -Dyspnea on exertion Causes: -BAV -Calcification -Chr. rheumatic fever
Tricuspid Regurg
Holosystolic, high pitched, blowing
Heard @: tricuspid area, radiates to R sternal border
Cause:
RV dilation
Rheumatic fever & infectiveendocarditis
Mitral Regurg
Holosystolic, high pitched, blowing Heard at: apex --> axilla Cause: -ischemic heart dz (MI) -MVP -LV dilation -Rheumatic fever, infective endocarditis
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Late systolic crescendo (S2 loud & long) + mid systolic click= dun NA dun NA
Heard: apex
-Can predispose to infective endocarditis
Cause:
-myxomatous degeneration
primary
or secondary to Marfans or Ehlers-Danlos
-Rheumatic fever
-Chordae rupture
VSD
Holosystolic, harsh
Heard @ Tricupsid area
Aortic Regurg
Early diastolic decrescendo, high pitched, blowing Hyperdynamic pulse Head bobbing Wide pulse P Cause: Aortic Root dilation BAV Endocarditis Rheumatic fever Progresses to LHF
Mitral Stenosis
S2–> Opening snap (abrupt halt in leaflet motion)
Delayed rumbling late diastolic murmur
(^ interval btwn S2 &OS: ^ severity)
Cause:
-Rheumatic fever
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Continuous machine like murmur Loudest @ S2 Heard @: L intraclavicular area Cause: -Congenital rubella -prematurity
Marfans (mut)
Chr15: fibrillin (AD)
MI EKG
ST elevation: transmural infarct
Q: transmural infarct
ST depression: subendocardial
(NSTEMI, unstable angina)
Lipofuscin
Atrophic heart + lipofuscin accumulation –> brown atrophy
Wear & tear pigment (in eldery):
-deposits in:
-hepatocytes
-spenocytes
-myocardial cells
Composition: oxidized & polymerized membrane lipids from autophagocytosed organelles
Hematoxylin & eosin stain: brown perinuclear pigment
Hemosiderin
-hemoglobin derived
-Fe containing pigment- aggregates of ferritin
-Normal:
-small amts in macros of bone marrow, liver, etc
-Excess amts:
Due to hemochromatosis
-in: hepatocytes, cardiac, pancreatic islet cells
-Microscope:
brownish granules
Prussian blue stain: turn blue
-Cardiac complications:
-restrictive cardiomyopathy
-arrhythmias
Dig Tox
Cause: -Quinidine (Class IA) Signs/Symps Nausea/Vomiting Atrial tachycardia AV block
INR
Normal:
Warfarin
Anticoagulant Mech: Inhibits synth & y-carboxylation of vit K dependent clotting factors: VII, X, IX, II Metabolized by CYP450 system (CYP2C9)
Griseofulvin
Tx: superficial fungal infections
DDI: CYP450 inducer
Erythromycin
Macrolide antibiotic
DDI: CYP450 antagonist
Isoniazid
Antibiotic
tx: TB
DDI: CYP450 inhibitor
Ketoconazole
Antifungal
DDI: CYP450 inhibitors (like all azoles)
Ritonavir
Protease inhibitor
Tx: HIV triple therapy
DDI: CYP450 inhibitor
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
=hypertrophy w/asym septal enlargement w/o free wall enlargement
Asc:
-mut in myosin-binding protein C (AD)
Causes of Dilated CM
- Enterovirus (coxsakie B)- myocarditis
- Alcohol abuse
- wet beriberi
- cocaine
- Chagas dz
- doxorubicin toxicity
- hemochromatosis
- peripartum CM
Clonidine
a2 receptor agonist Side Effects: -depression, drowsy -Dry mouth -constipation -erectile dysfunction -disturbance of sleep cycle -confusion
Class IA Antiarrhythmics
"Queen Proclaims Diso's pyramid" Quinidine Procainamide Disopyramide Mech: ^: AP duration, refractory period, QT Use: Atrial & ventricular arrhythmias *esp re-entrant & ectopic SVT & VT Side Effects: Quinidine: cinchonism, dig tox Procainamide: SLE like syndrome Disopyramide:HF -HF -thrombocytopenia -Torsades de pointes
Class IB Antiarrhythmics
"I'll Buy Liddy's Mexican Pinatas" 1B= Lidocaine, Mexiletine + Phenytoin Mech: decrease AP duration Preferentially: ischemic or depolarized purkinje & ventricular tissue Use: -acuteventricular arrhythmias (esp post MI) -Dig induced Side effects: -CNS stimulation/depression -CV depression