Cardiovascular Diseases - Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis

Question 1

typical clinical picture of myocarditis

Answer 1

• young adult with progressive dyspnea and weakness from days to weeks
• recent viral syndrome with fevers and often myalgias indicative of skeletal muscle inflammation

Question 2

third most common parasitic infection in the world; can cause dilated cardiomyopathy

Answer 2

chagas’ disease

Question 3

trypanosoma cruzi (protozoal): transmitted by the bite of the

Answer 3

reduviid bug

Question 4

african trypanosomiasis infection

Answer 4

tsetse fly bite

Question 5

most common cause of death in patients with diphtheria

Answer 5

myocarditis

Question 6

time frame of peripartum cardiomyopathy

Answer 6

last trimester or within the first 6 months after pregnancy

Question 7

most common toxin related to chronic dilated cardiomyopathy

Answer 7

alcohol

Question 8

most common cause for thyroid abnormalities in the heart failure population

Answer 8

use of amiodarone

Question 9

least common of the triad of cardiomyopathies

Answer 9

restrictive cardiomyopathy

Question 10

best characterized genetic cardiomyopathy

Answer 10

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Question 11

most common symptom of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer 11

dyspnea on exertion

Question 12

most common lesion found at autopsy of young athletes who die due to sudden cardiac death

Answer 12

hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy

Question 13

temporary dilated cardiomyopathy due to stress

Answer 13

tako-tsubo syndrome aka “Broken-heart” syndrome

Question 14

classic finding on the echocardiogram of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer 14

systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve

Question 15

most commonly used as initial therapy for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Answer 15

beta-adrenergic blocking drugs and verapamil