cardiomyopathies

Question 1

most common cardiomyopathy?

Answer 1

Dilated: left ventricular or biventricular dilation, impaired contractility and eventually CHF

Question 2

Pathologic findings of dilated cardiomyopathy

Answer 2

Atrophy and fibrosis

Question 3

Secondary dilated cardiomyopathies caused from?

Answer 3

Toxins: EtOH, cobalt, catecholamines, cyclophasmiades, cocaine

Pregnancy

Viral (cocksakie)

Question 4

Cardiomyopathy that could come from genetic mutations mainly of the sarcomere (beta-myosin heavy chain or binding protein C)

Answer 4

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 5

young athlete falls dead?

Answer 5

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 6

treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

Answer 6

beta blocker, Ca channel blocker, surgery

Question 7

Cardiomyopathy that is associated with a group of diseases where myocardial or endocardial abnormalities limit diastolic dilling but allow the contractil fx to be pretty normal

Answer 7

restrictive cardiomyopathy

Question 8

Least common cardiomyopatht

Answer 8

restrictive

Question 9

Endomyocardical fibrosis (africa), Loefller endocarditis, or endocardical fibroelastosis (2 yo) associated with

Answer 9

restrictive cardiomyopathies

Question 10

Pathological findings with restrictive cardiomyopathies

Answer 10

grayish/white thickened endocardium

mural thrombi

fibrotic endocardium

Question 11

conditions with Myocardial involvement that can present with restrictive cardiomyopathies

Answer 11

amyloidosis

sarcoidosis

storage disease (Fabry, Pompe, Iron storage Hemochromatosis)

Question 12

Arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy pathologic findings

Answer 12

adipose/fibroadipose replaces the ventricular myocardium

Question 13

myocarditis can come from

Answer 13

virus

immune related reactions

sarcoidosis