Cardio Flashcards
How does dilated cardiomyopathy present?
CHF
systolic dysfunction dominates (heart gets progressively weak, dialted and does not contract well)
What are common causes of dilated cariomyopathy?
- POST-INFECTION (myocarditis)
- excess alcohol
- post-partum
What murmur so you expect to hear with dilated cardiomyopathy?
mitral regurg (valve leaflets unable to close adequately because of stretched LV)
How do you treat dilated cardiomyopathy?
- BETA-BLOCKERS
- afterload reduction: ACEI/ARB
- preload reduction: diuretics, nitrates
- anticoag
- cardiac transplant
What is a common cause of sudden death in young athletes?
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
How do you get hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
genetically transmitted (autosomal dominant with high penetrance)
What is the pathophysiology behind hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
- causes STIFF ventricle
- DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION (small LV cavity)
- marked increase in left ventricular mass, especially SEPTUM
What are PE finding in someone with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
-brisk carotid pulse (often bisferiens– double impulse due to ventricle contarcting and then getting pass obstruction)
What is the murmur of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
-loud, harsh aortic outfloe (cresendo-decresendo) heard at LSB
How do you make the murmur of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy louder?
with LESS BLOOD- standing, valsalva
How do you make the murmur of hypertrophic carduimyopathy less?
with MORE BLOOD (more blood causes the heart to be less obstructed)
What is treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
- essential to minimize physical exertion
- CORNERSTONE: B-blockers
- NON-dihydropyridine CCB
- surgery to reduce septal muscle (alcohol ablation)
- dual chamber pacemaker
What is hallmark of restrictive/infiltrative cardiomyoapthies?
ventricular wall excessively rigid impede diastolic filling– HALLMARK diastolic function
What is Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy?
MIMICS STEMI
assocaited with significant stressful event– causes outpouring of catecholamines
ABSENCE OF CAD
What do you expect to see on echo with dx of tako-tsubo?
apex resembles fishing pot– apical and inferior ballooning
Patient presents with tachycaria, fever, muffled heart sounds and had a prodromal viral syndrome
myocarditis
What are most common pathogens of myocarditis?
- Coxsacki B virus
- HIV
What do you want to avoid with myocarditis?
NSAIDS (may increase myocardial damage)
Patient presents with intense, SHARP chest pain that is worse with lying down and better with leaning forward.
A scratching, grating, high-pitched sound is heard on auscultation
acute pericarditis
What are common etiologies of acute pericarditis?
- neoplastic disease
- early post-MI
- uremia
- Coxsackie B virus (MOST COMMON)
- autoimmune (RA, SLE)
- drug-induced (hydralazine, isoniazid, penicillin)
What does the EKG of someone with acute pericarditis look like?
Diffuse ST-segment elevation in all leads except aVR and V1
How do you treat acute pericarditis?
- NSAIDS
- avoid anticoags
sxs resolve in 2-4 weeks
Patient presents with hypotension, elevation of systemic venous pressure, quiet heart sounds and pulsus paradoxus
cardiac tamponade
What is Becks Triad?
- hypotension
- elevation of systemic venous pressure
- quiet heart sounds
related to cardaic tamponade
What is pulsus paradoxus?
slight drop in systolic BP with inspiration (due to inspirationcausing marked decrease in LV volume)
How do you tx cardiac tamponade?
- pericardiocentesis
- surgery if recurrent
What is pathogenesis behind endocarditis?
Bacteremia with virulent organism
What is most common pathogen behind endocarditis?
S. aureus
What part of the heart is most commonly affected by endocarditis?
Mitral and aortic valves
What are clinical findings of endocarditis? (4)
- febrile illness
- regurg murmur
- Infectious emboli (palate/conjunctiva petechiae, subungal splinter h
How do you diagnosis endocarditis?
Dukes criteria (blood culture essential!)
What imaging technique is best used to diagnosis endocarditis?
trans-esophageal (TEE)
What finding is pathonomonic on US of endocarditis?
VEGETATION
What are the major duke critiera?
- 2 or more pos BC
- vegetation on echo
- new regurg murmur
What are the minor duke criteria?
- predisposing condition (valve abn, IVDU)
- fever
- vascular phenomenon (systemic emboli, organ infarction, cutaneous hemorrhage, petechiae)
What are oslor nodes?
painful red reaised lesions on fingers/toes that can be seen with endocarditis
What are Janeway lesions?
painless red lesion son palms or soles seen with endocarditis
What are Roth spots?
exudative lesions in the retina seen on fundoscopic seen with endocarditis
How do you treat endocarditis?
-should be based on organism ID by blood cultures