Cardio Flashcards
Cardiac looping
week 4
primary heart tube loops to estabilish left right polarity
Kartaneger syndrome
defect in left right dyenin can lead to dextrocardia via ciliary dyskinesia
Septation and chambers
- Septum primum grows toward endocardial cushions, narrowing foramen primum
- Foramen secundum forms in septum primum
- Septum, secundum develops on the right side of septum primum, as foramen secundum maintains right left shunt
- Septum secundum expands and covers most of the foramen secundum. Residual foramen is foramen ovale
- remaining portions of septum primum forms one way valve of the foramen ovale
- septum primum closes against septum secundum sealing the foramen ovale soon after birth
- Septum secundum and septum primum fuse during infancy forming atrial septum
PFO
caused by failure of the septum primum and septum secundum to fuse after birth
lead to paradoxical emboli
Ventricle morphogenesis
- Muscular interventricular septum forms.
- Aorticopulmonary septum rotates and fuses with muscular ventricular septum to form membranous interventricular septum, closing interventricular foramen
- growth of endocardial cushions separates atria from ventricles and contributes to both atrial septation and membranous portion of the interventricular septum
VSD
membranous septum Most common Holosystolic harsh sounding murmur tricuspid area asymptomatic at birth May lead to LV overload and HF
Outflow tract formation
Neural crest and endocardial cell migrations –> truncal and bulbar ridges that spiral and fuse to form articopulmonary trunk
Conotrunal abnormalities
associated with failure of NCC to migrate
transposition of the great vessels, tetralogy of Fallot, persistent truncus arteriosus
Valve Development
Aortic/pulmonary- derived from endocardial cushions of outflow tract
mitral and tricuspid- fused endocardial cushions of the AV canal
Truncus arteriosus
ascending aorta and pulmonary trunk
bulbus cordis
smooth parts of left and right entricles
Primitive ventricle
trabeculared part of left and right ventricles
Primitive atrium
trabeculated part of left and right atria
left horn of sinus venosus
coronary sinus
right horn of sinus venosus
smooth part of right atrium
endocardial cushion
atrial septum, membranous interventricular septum, AV and semilunar valves
right common cardinal V and right anterior cardinal V
SVC
Posterior, subcardinal and surpacardinal V
IVC
primitive pulmonary V
smooth part of L atrium
Fetal circulation
- Blood entering fetus through the umbilical V is conducted via ductus venosus into the IVC, bypass hepatic circulation
- most of the oxygenated blood reaching the heart via IVC is directed through foramen ovale into the L atrium
- Deoxygenated blood from SVC passes through the RA –> RV –> main pulmonary A –> Ductus arteriosus –> descending aorta
At birth, infant takes deep breath –> decrease resistance in pulmonary vasculature –> increase LA pressure –> foramen ovale closes
High O2 and low prostaglandins –> closure of ductus arteriosus
Indamethacin
close patent ductus arteriosus –> Ligamentum arteriosum
Prostaglandin E 1 and 2
Keep PDA open
Ductus arteriosus
Ligamentum arteriosum
Ductus venosus
Ligamentum venosum
Foramen ovale
Fossa ovalis
Allantois –> urachus
median umbilical L
Umbilical A
Medial umbilical L
Umbilical V
Ligamentum teres hepatis
Notochord
nucleus pulposus
Enlargement of the LA
compression of the esophagus and or the L recurrent laryngeal N –> hoarseness
Most commonly injured part of the heart
RV
Pericardium
Fibrous pericardium Parietal layer of serous pericardium Visceral layer of serous pericardium Pericardial cavity lies between parietal and visceral layers innervated by phrenic N
Pericarditis
can cause referred pain to neck arms or shoulders
LAD
anterior 2/3 of interventricular septum, anterolateral papillary muscle and anterior surface of LV
Most common occlusion
PDA
supply AV node, posterior 1/3 of intraventricular septum, posterior 2/3 walls of ventricles and posteromedial papillary M
RCA
supplies SA node
infarct may cause nodal dysfunction
Right dominant
Posterior descending A arise from RCA
Left dominant
Posterior descending A arise from LCX
Stroke volume
increased by high contractility, low afterload and high preload
SV= EDV-ESV
Contractility
increase with catecholamine stimulation via B1 receptor, high intracellular Ca2+, low extracellular Na+, digitalis
decreased with B1 blocker, HF, acidosis, hypoxia, CCB
Ejection fraction = ventricular contractility
Preload
depend on venous tone and circulating blood volume
Vasodilators decrease preload
Afterload
increase wall tension –> increase pressure –> increase afterload
Arterial vasodilators decrease afterload
LV compensates fro increase afterload by thickening to decrease wall stress.
Myocardial O2 demand
increase with high contractility, high afterload, high HR, high diameter of ventricle
Cardiac Output
SV x HR
Pulse pressure
SBP-DBP
directly proportional to SV
increase in hyperthyroidism, aortic regurgitation, aortic stiffening, obstructive sleep apnea, anemia, exercise
decrease in aortic stenosis, cardiogenic shock, cardiac tamponade, advance HF
MAP
CO x TPR
2/3DBP + 1/3 SBP = DBP + 1/3 PP
Starling curve
Force of contraction is proportional to end diastolic length of cardiac muscle fiber (preload)
increase contractility with catecholamines and positive inotropes
decreased contractility with loss of functional myocardium, B blockers, CCB, dilated cardiomyopathy
Resistance, pressure, flow
capillaries have highest total cross sectional area and lowest flow velocity
Pressure gradient drives flow from high pressure to low pressure
Arterioles account for TPR and veins provide most blood storage capacity
PV loop
- isovolumetric contraction- period between mitral valve closing and aortic valve opening HIGHES O2 CONSUMPTION
- Systolic ejection- period between aortic valve opening and closing
- isovolumetric relaxation- period between aortic valve closing and mitral valve opening
- Rapid filling- period just after mitral valve opens
- reduced filling- period before mitral valve closes
S1
Mitral and tricuspid close
LOUDEST AT MITRAL AREA
S2
Aortic and pulmonary valve close
LOUDEST AT LEFT UPPER STERNAL BORDER
S3
early diastole, during rapid ventricular filling phase.
HEARD AT APEX with patient in L lateral decubitus position
Associated with increased filling pressures (MR, AR, HF)
normal in children, athletes, pregnant
S4
in late diastole
HEARD AT APEX with patient in left lateral decubitus position
high atrial pressure
associated with ventricular hypertrophy
a wave
atrial contraction
absent in a fib
c wave
RV contraction
x descent
downward displacement of closed tricuspid valve during rapid ventricular ejection phase. Reduced or absent in tricuspid regurgitation and right HF because pressure gradients are reduced
v wave
high RA pressure due to filling agasint closed tricuspid valve
y descent
RA emptying into RV
Prominent in constrictive pericarditis, absent in cardiac tamponade
Aortic stenosis
High LV pressure high ESV no change in EDV low SV systolic murmur crescendo - descendo systolic ejection murmur soft S2 loudest at base and radiates to carotids lead to syncope, angina, dyspnea age related calcification
Mitral Regurgitation
no true isovolumetric phase
low ESV due to low resistance and high regurgitation into LA during systole
high EDV due to high LA volume from regurgitation –> ventricular filling
high SV
Holosystolic high pitched murmur
loudest at apex and radiates to axilla
ischemic heart disease, mitral valve prolapse or LV dilation
Rheumatic fever and infective endocarditis
Aortic regurgitation
No true isovolumetic phase
high EDV
high SV
high pitched blowing early diastolic decrescendo murmur
heard at base or left sternal border
Bicuspid aortic valve, endocarditis, aortic root dilation, rheumatic fever
Mitral stenosis
high LA pressure low EDV low ESV low SV follow opening snap delayed rumbling mid to late diastolic murmur late rheumatic fever
Physiological splitting of S2
inspiration –> drop in intrathoracic pressure –> high venous return –> high RV filling –> high RV SV –> high RV ejection time –> delayed closure of pulmonic valve
Wide splitting of S2
conditions that delay RV emptying, pulmonic stenosis, RBBB
causes delayed pulmonic sound
Fixed splitting of S2
ASD
left to right shunt –> high RA and RV volume –> high flow through pulmonic valve –> delayed pulmonic valve closure
Paradoxical splitting of S2
conditions that delay aortic valve closure
Aortic stenosis, LBBB
Normal order of semilunar valve closure is reversed so that P2 sound occurs before delayed A2 sound
split heard in expiration
Aortic systolic murmur
aortic stenosis
flow murmur
aortiv valve stenosis
Left Sternal border murmurs
Diastolic- aortic regurgitation, pulmonic regurgitation
Systolic- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Pulmonic systolic ejection murmuur
pulmonic stenosis, ASD, flow murmur
Tricuspid murmus
holosystolic- VSD, tricuspid regurgitation
diastolic- tricuspid stenosis
Mitral murmur
holosystolic- mitral regurgitation
systolic- mitral valve prolapse
diastolic- mitral stenosis
Stadning Valsalva position
decrease preload
murmurs that increase- mitral valve prolapse and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
murmurs that decrease- most murmurs
passive leg raise
increase preload
murmurs that increase- most murmurs
murmurs that decrease- mitral valve prolapse and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Squatting
increase preload, increase afterload
murmurs that increase- most murmurs
murmurs that decrease- mitral valve prolapse and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Hand grip
increase afterload
murmurs that increase- AR, MR, VSD
murmurs that decrease- AS, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Inspiration
increase venous return to right heart and decrease venous return to left heart
murmurs that increase- right sided murmurs
murmurs that decrease- left sided murmurs
Mitral valve prolapse
late systolic crescendo murmur with midsystolic click via chordae tendinae
hear over apex
loud just before S2
benign
caused by myxomatous degeneration, rheumatic fever, chordae rupture
Patent ductus arteriosus
continuous machine like murmur left infraclavicular area loudest at S2 congenital rubella or prematurity patency maintained by PGE and low O2 late cyanosis of lower extremities
Torsades de pointe
polymorphic ventricular tachy
shifting sinusoidal waveforms on ECG
can progress to V fib
caused by drugs that decrease K+, Mg2+, Ca2+
Congenital long QT syndrom
inherited disorder of myocardial repolarization due to ion channel defects
increase risk of cardiac death due to torsades de pointes
Romano- Ward syndrome- AD pure cardiac phenotype
Jervell and Lange Nielson syndrome- AR, sensorineural deafness
Brugada syndrome
AD Asian males
Pseudo RBBB and ST elevation in V1-3
increased risk of t-tach and SCD
prevent SCD with implantable cardioverter defibrillator
Wolf parkinson White syndrome
ventricular pre-excitation syndrome
abnormal fast accessory conduction pathway from atria to ventricle bypass the rate slowing AV node –> ventricles begin to partially depolarize earlier –> delta wave with wide QRS and short PR interval
A- fib
chaotic and erratic baseline with no discrete P wave between irregularly spaced QRS complex
irregularly irregular
HTN, CAD, post binge drinking
Atrial flutter
rapid succession of identical back to back atrial depolarization
Sawtooth
V-fib
erratic rhythm with no identifiable waves
Fatal without CPR and defibrillation
First Degree AV block
PR interval is prolonged
benign and asymptomatic
Mobitz Type 1
Second degree AV block
progressive lengthening of PR interval until a beat is dropped
asymptomatic
regularly irregular
Mobitz Type 2
Second degree AV block
dropped beats that are not preceded by a change in length of PR interval
may progress to third degree
Third degree AV block
atria and ventricles beat independently of each other
p waves and QRS complexes not rhythmically associated
caused by lymes
Atrial natriuretic peptide
released from atrial myocytes in response to increase blood volume and atrial pressure
via cGMP
vasodilation and decrease Na+ reabsorption at the renal collecting tubule
Dilate afferent and constrict efferent –> diuresis
B type natriuretic peptide
Released by ventricular myocytes in response to tension
longer half life to ANP
diagnose HF
Aortic Arch receptor
transmit to vagus N to solitary nucleus of medulla
Carotid sinus
transmits via glossopharyngeal N to solitary nucleus of medulla
Baroreceptor
Hypotension –> low arterial pressure –> low stretch –> low afferent baroreceptor firing –> high efferent sympathetic firing and low efferent parasympathetic –> vasoconstriction, HR, contractility
Cushing reflex
high ICP constricts arterioles –> cerebral ischemia –> high pCO2 and low pH –> central reflex sympathetic high in perfusion pressure –> high stretch –> peripheral reflex baroreceptor induced brady