Cardiomyopathy & Myocarditis

Question 1

The chordae don’t change much in ___________.

Answer 1

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 2

Bacterial causes of myocarditis include ____________.

Answer 2

C. diphtheria, N. meningitidis, M. pneumoniae, and ß-hemolytic streptococcus

Question 3

Most dilated cardiomyopathies are ___________.

Answer 3

idiopathic

Question 4

What age group, race, and gender are most at risk of DCM?

Answer 4

African-Americans, males, and those 20 - 50

Question 5

Complications of DCM are ____________.

Answer 5

thrombus formation, mitral and tricuspid valve regurgitation,

Question 6

What are outflow tract obstructions?

Answer 6

Mitral valves sliding in front of the aorta; common in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 7

The only murmur that gets louder with valsalva/standing is __________.

Answer 7

systolic murmur due to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 8

The “hallmark” restrictive cardiomyopathies are _____________.

Answer 8

sarcoidosis and amyloidosis

Question 9

Describe arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy.

Answer 9

A progresive replacement of myocytes with fatty tissue in the right ventricle that leads to DCM

Question 10

Murmurs that get louder with standing and valsalva typically get softer with ___________.

Answer 10

squatting