Cardiology: Inherited/Congenital cardiac conditions

Question 1

What is hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy?

Answer 1

An autosomal dominant primary cardiomyopathy which is usually due to a mutation in the gene encoding beta myosin heavy chains.
It is a common cause of sudden cardiac death. An implantable cardioverter defibrilator can be put in to reduce the incidence of sudden cardiac death.

Question 2

What is the difference in ejection fractions in dilated and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

Answer 2

Normal in hypertrophic

Reduced in dilated

Question 3

What is wolff parkinson white syndrome?

Answer 3

Congenial condition where there is an accessory conduictive pathway. It typically causes episodes of supraventricular tachycardia and can cause sunnder cardiac death