Cardiomyopathy Flashcards
What is the definition of cardiomyopathy?
Cardiomyopathy is a term used to describe a heart muscle disorder, without another obvious cardiac abnormality.
What are the three types of cardiomyopathy?
Dilated cardiomyopathy
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
Name two causes of secondary cardiomyopathy
Connective tissue disorders e.g. SLE, sarcoidosis
Infection
Endocrine disorders e.g. DM, thyroid disease
Drugs
What is the most common type of cardiomyopathy?
dilated
What is the main presenting symptom of dilatory cardiomyopathy?
heart failure symptoms
Which is the genetic cardiomyopathy?
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
what is the mode of inheritance of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
AD
Mutation in which protein is most commonly associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
troponin T mutation
What are two presenting symptoms of hypertrophic cardio?
mostly asymptomatic
dyspnoea
chest pain
syncope
Which cardiomyopathy mostly affected elderly?
restrictive (accounts for 5% of cardiomyopathies)
Differential diagnosis for cardiomyopathy?
ischaemic heart disease
valvular heart disease
athletes
pericarditis
