Cardiology Flashcards
Pulse
* Character determined by?
* Best assessed in?
* Causes of bounding and slow rising pulse
★Character of the pulse Determined by
1. Stroke volume
2. Arterial compliance
★ Pulse is best assessed in
Major arteries such as brachial and Carotid artery
★ Bounding pulse
+AR
+Anaemina
+Sepsis
★ Slow rising pulse
+AS
JVP
- Determined by
- “a” wave type, cause
- V wave, Giant V wave
- X& Y descent
- Causes of Paradoxical JVP
★ Height of the JVP is determined by right atrial pressure
+ elevated in rt heart failure
+ reduced in hypovolemia
★ a wave - atrial systole
* Absent: AF
* Giant:
√TS
√PS
√ Pulmonary hypertension
√ Right heart failure
* Irregular canon ‘a’ wave:
3° heart block
* regular canon ‘a’ wave:
√ VT
★ v waves- ventricular systole
+ Giant v wave : TR , Constrictive Pericarditis
★ x descent - atrial relaxation & apical displacement of tricuspid valve ring
★ y descent - atrial emptying early in diastole
+Prominent & deep y descent: constrictive pericarditis
+Absent or slow Y descent: Cardiac tamponade
★Paradoxical JVP
+ Constrictive pericarditis
+ Cardiac tamponade
+ Pericardial effusion
Annulus Fibrosus
★ Separate atria and ventricles
★ Forms the skeleton for AV valves
★ Electrically insulate atria and ventricle / Forms a conduction barrier between atria and ventricle
★ Prevent conduction of transmission except av node
Cardiac Silhouette
On left is formed by
★ aortic arch
★ pulmonary trunk
★ left atrial appendage
★ LV
On right
★ RA
★ RV
★ Superior and inferior vena cava
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Lt main coronary artery
+ LAD :
✓ 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝗲
✓ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗺 & 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿, 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 & 𝗮𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗩
+ Lt circumflex artery :
✓ 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝗩 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝗲
✓ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹, 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 & 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗴𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗩
*** 𝙊𝙘𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙡𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝙢𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝙪𝙨𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙡
Right coronary artery
+ 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗔𝗩 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝗲
+ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗔, 𝗥𝗩 & 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗩, 𝗦𝗔 𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗲 (𝟲𝟬%) & 𝗔𝗩 ( 𝟵𝟬%)
+ 𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙘𝙘𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙍𝘾𝘼 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙣 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙡𝙩𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙨 𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙮𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙖 & 𝘼𝙑 𝙣𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙡𝙤𝙘𝙠.
*** Posterior descending artery
+ 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘃𝗲
+ 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝘂𝗺
+ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗖𝗔 𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘅𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝟵𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 (dominant right system) & is
supplied by CX in the remainder (dominant left system).
Depolarization starts in?
SA node
- Situated at the junction of SVC and RA
- Rate is Influenced by ANS
Nerve Supply of heart
- Effects of sympathetic activity
+ β𝟭-𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀: 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 & 𝗰𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀,
+ β𝟮-𝗮𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝗰𝗹𝗲 : 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - Parasympathetic
+ Pre- Preganglionic & sensory fibers reach the heart through vagus nerves
+ Cholinergic nerves supply AV & SA nodes via muscarinic (M2) receptors
+ Under resting conditions, vagal inhibitory activity predominates & heart rate is slow
The basic unit of contraction
Sarcomere
Cardiac peptide
***ANP
+ 𝗩𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 (𝗕𝗣)
+ 𝗗𝗶𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰: 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 & 𝗡𝗮
+ 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝘆𝗼𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀 in response to stretch
*** BNP
+ Produced by 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗺𝘆𝗼𝗰𝘆𝘁𝗲𝘀 in response to stretch (Ex - heart failure)
+ 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀.
*** Neprilysin
+ 𝗘𝗻𝘇𝘆𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘆 & 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀
+ 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗡𝗣, 𝗕𝗡𝗣 & 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗶𝗻𝘀
+ 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿
+ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗲𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗛𝗙
importance of Windkessel effect of the central artery
𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗣 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗕𝗣 there by 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗼𝗮𝗱 & 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻
Substances released from endothelium
** Substances released from endothelium
Vasodilators
+ Nitric Oxide
+ Prostacyclin
+ Endothelium-derived hyperpolarising factor
Vasoconstrictors
+ Endothelin-1
+ Angiotensin II
Von Willebrand factor (glycoprotein) : Promotes thrombus formation
Tissue plasminogen activator : Induce fibrinolysis & thrombus dissolution
Pulsus paradoxus
*** Pulsus paradoxus (exaggerated / > 10 mmHg ↓ BP during inspiration)
+ 𝗦𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗵𝗺𝗮 𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗢𝗣𝗗
+ 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗲
P wave
P wave
+ 𝗔𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
+ 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁 : 𝗔𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗳𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗦𝗕𝗔)
+ 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗣 : 𝗥𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗣 𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗲)
+ 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗣 : 𝗟𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗻𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁
(𝗣 𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗲)
PR interval
PR interval
+ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗩 𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
+ 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗱 : 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗩 𝗻𝗼𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
+ 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 : 𝗪𝗣𝗪 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲 (𝗦𝗕𝗔)
+ 𝗗𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 : 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀 (𝗦𝗕𝗔)
QRS complex
duration Increased : RBBB / LBBB
Increased QRS amplitude: Left ventricular hypertrophy
T wave
T wave
+ 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
+ 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗧 : 𝗛𝘆𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗮
+ T inversion: Ishchemia, Hypokalemia
ST segment
ST segment
+ 𝗪𝗶𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗵𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 : 𝗔𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀
+ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝗧 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 : 𝗟𝘁 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿𝘆𝘀𝗺 (𝗦𝗕𝗔)
+ Elevation: Ischemia
+ Depression: Ischemia or Infarction
𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 of ECG
𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨
𝙑1 & 𝙑2»_space;> 𝙍𝙑
𝙑3 & 𝙑4»_space;> 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙢
𝙑5 & 𝙑6 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧 »_space;> 𝙇𝙑
Normal Cardiac axis
Between -30 and +90 Degree
Exercise ECG (positive, Contraindication)
considered positive if
+ Angina occurs
+ BP falls or fails to increase or
+ ST segment shifts > 1 mm
𝙎𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙞𝙣
+ 𝙖𝙘𝙪𝙩𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙨𝙮𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙚
+ 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙛𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙪𝙧𝙚
+ 𝙨𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙝𝙮𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣
NT-proBNP
NT-proBNP
+ Measured in preference to BNP since it is more stable
+ Indications
✓ 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗩 𝗱𝘆𝘀𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
✓ 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 & 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗽𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲
What is the cornerstone of Dx of MI?
TROPONIN I
increased in
CARDIAC
* MI, Myocarditis
* Pulmonary embolism
* Pulmonary edema
* Cardiac surgery, trauma
* Tachyarrhythmia
* Aortic dissection
NON CARDIAC
* Septic shock, Stroke,SAH
* Prolonged hypotension
* ESRD
* Burn
What are the baseline investigation for a patient with chest pain on exertion
- CBC / FBC
- FBS
- Lipid profile
- TFT
- ECG
What is the first line test of choice to diagnose angina due to coronary artery disease
CT Coronary angiography
Causes of sudden arrhythmic death
Coronary artery disease
- Myocardial Ischaemia
- AMI
- Prior myocardial infarction with myocardial scarring
Structural heart disease
- AS
- CHD
- Cardiomyopathy (hypertrophic, dilated, arrhythmogenic right ventricular)
Non structural heart disease
- Long QT Syndrome
- Brugada syndrome
- Wolff- Parkinson- White syndrome
- ADR (torsades de pointes)
- Severe electrolyte abnormality
Features of benign innocent heart murmur
Soft
Mid diastolic
Heard at left sternal border
No radiation
No other cardiac abnormality
First Heart Sound
Timing: Onset of systole
Cause: Due to the closure of Mitral and tricuspid valve
Nature: Usually single or narrowly splitting
Loud HS: Hyperdynamic circulation (anemia, Thyrotoxicosis, Pregnancy), MS
Soft HS: HF, MR
Second Heart Sound
Timing: End of the systole
Cause: The closure of Aortic and Pulmonary valve
Nature: Split on inspiration, Single on expiration
Features:
Fixed wide splitting- ASD
Wide but variable splitting- RBBB
Reversed Splitting- LBBB
Loud HS: HTN, ASD without P. HTN, Hyperdynamic state
Soft HS: AS
Third Heart Sound
Timing: Early in diastole Just after S2
Nature: Low pitched often heard as gallop (an early sign of LVF)
Origin: From ventricular wall
Causes: Physiological: Young People, Pregnancy
Pathological Cause: HF, MR
Fourth Heart Sound
End of diastole Just before S1
Ventricular Origin
Low Pitch
Absent In AF
Feature of severe LVF
Systolic Click
Early or Mid Systole
Brief High-intensity Sound
AS, PS, Floppy mitral valve
Prosthetic Heart
Opening Snap
Early in Diastole
Severe MS
Causes of Ejection Systolic Murmur
Aortic Stenosis
Pulmonary Stenosis
ASD
Aortic Or Pulmonary Flow Murmur
Benign Murmur
Pan Systolic Murmur
Mitral Regurgitation
Tricuspid Regurgitation
VSD
Late Systolic Murmur
Mitral Valve Prolapse
Early Diastolic Murmur
Aortic regurgitation
Pulmonary Regurgitation
Mid Diastolic murmur
MS
TS
Austin flint Murmur
Mitral Or tricuspid Flow murmur
Continuous murmur
PDA
Most common causes of right heart failure
Chronic lung disease
Pulmonary embolism
Pulmonary valvular stenosis
Biventricular heart failure occurs in
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Coronary heart disease affecting both ventricle
Cardiac Output is determined by
Preload
afterload
Myocardial contractility
Obstructive Cause of HF
Ventricular Outflow obstruction:
HTN, AS - LHF
P. HTN , PS - RHF
Ventricular Inflow Obstruction:
MS, TS
HF Due to Volume Overload
- Left ventricular volume overload: Aortic and Mitral regurgitation
- VSD
- Right ventricular volume Overload: ASD
- Increased Metabolic demand
Arrhythmitic Cause of HF
AF
Tachycardia
CHB
HF Due to Diastolic dysfunction
Constrictive Pericarditis
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Cardiac Tamponade
LVH and Fibrosis
HF Due Reduced Ventricular Contractility
MI
Myocarditis/ Cardiomyopathy
Causes of High Output failure
Large AV shunt
Beri-beri
Anemia
Thyrotoxicosis
Effect of prolonged sympathetic stimulation
Cardiac myocyte apoptosis
Cardiac Hypertrophy
Focal cardiac necrosis