cardiomyopathies Flashcards
according to dr. oaks, what is ischemic cardiomyopathy?
heart failure secondary to coronary artery disease-not a heart muscle problem at all
what is primary cardiomyopathies? (CMP)
soley or predominantly confined to the heart muscle
secondary cmp?
myocardial involvement is part of a generalized systemic disorder
what is a type of genetically acquired P CMP?
hypertrophic
what is are types of mixed PCMP?
dilated and restrictive
what are 2 types of acquired PCMP?
inflammatory (myocarditis) and peripartum
also stress-provoked “tako-tsubo”
types of secondary cmp?
infiltrative (amyloidosis)
toxicity, endocrine (DM, thyroid, phemochromocytoma, acopmegaly)
scleroderma, polyarteritis nodosa,
beriberi (tiamine def.)
examples of infections dz that can cause cardiomyopathy?
- diptheria
- Strep (rheumatic fever)
- gonococcal, pneumococcla tetanus, pertusses, typhoid fever
syphilis, lyme, parvovirus, HSV 6, influenza, all of them
etiologic classifications of cardiomyopathy?
genetic, metabolic, nutritional, hypokalemia, hematology, neoplastic dz, deposits (amyloid), neurologic/ neuromuscular) endomyocardial, inflammatory (scleroderma, sle, ankylosing spondylitis,
giant cell myocarditis
what can cause dilated cardiomyopathy?
- myocarditis
- kawasaki dz
- eosinophilic
- viral
- drugs
- pregnancy
- endocrine
- nutritional
- EtOH
- endocrinopathies
what population is DCMP more common?
men, especially black men
what are some causes of RCMP?
amyloidosis, scleroderma, carcinoid heart dz, metastic cancer. radiation, drugs
how is P HCMP characterized?
by a hypertrophied (particularly of the septum), non dilated and small LV, systolic anterior mitral motion, and diastolic dysfunction
what is systolic anterior mitral motion?
anterior movement of the mitral valve, either leaflets, during systole
maximal motion occurs before maximal posterior wall contraction, approximately 2/3rd of the way between systole
what causes HCMP?
variety of gene mutations encoding for contractile proteins of the cardiac sarcomere (at least 100 of them)
what population is more likely to get H CMP?
ppl of asian decent;
hypertrophic CMP in the elderly is a distinct form
what is a severe complication of HCMP?
sudden cardiac death!!!!
-occurs in pts younger than 30 yo at a rate of 2-3% yearly
what are the most common symptoms of HCMP?
dyspnea and angina
-syncope and arrhythmias are common
- can be asx
- may only manifest during exercise (increase in catecholamines)
- sudden death may be the initial presentation
what may physical exam reveal on a pt with HCMP?
- sustained PMI or triple apical impulse
- S4
- variable systolic murmur
- bisferiens carotid pulse
- JVD w/ a prominent “a” wave
what is bisferiens carotid pulse?
A double pulse is felt due to the backflow of blood in early diastole. The first carotid pulse felt is normal systole, while the second is actually early diastolic due to the regurgitating blood.
- Two pulsations are detected in systole. The first is caused by the pressure increase related to left ventricular ejection. The second systolic pulsation is caused by either arterial recoil reflected from the periphery, or early diastolic from the backflow of the regurgitated blood.
what is the most common CMP?
HCM
what is most common cause of sudden cardiac death in the young?
HCM
how is HCM transmitted?
its autosomal dominant
what is the PP of HCM?
-diasytolic dysfunction, LV outflow tract obstruction, mitral regurg, myocardial ischemia, and arrhythmia
why does diastolic dysfunction occur in HCMP?
-occurs secondary to the very “stiff” LV requireing high LA pressures to overcome the “stiffness”
why do patients with HCM become more symptomatic overtime?
mitral valves become incompetent, and pts become more symptomait and LV becomes ischemic
what cna HCMP lead to overtime?
heart failure
why do you see arrhythmieas with H CMP?
most likely due to myocardial ishemia