Cardiovascular Diseases: High Yield Concepts Cardiomyopathies and Myocarditis

Question 1

Typical clinical picture of myocarditis

Answer 1

Young adult with progressive dyspnea and weakness days to weeks after a viral syndrome with fever and myalgia from skeletal muscle inflammation

Question 2

Third most common parasitic infection in the world, a cause of dilated cardiomyopathy

Answer 2

Chagas’ Disease

Question 3

Its bite transmits Trypanosoma cruzi

Answer 3

Reduviid Bug

Question 4

Cause of African Trypanosomiasis

Answer 4

Tsetse Fly Bite

Question 5

Most common cause of death in 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 in chronic dilated cardiomyopathy

Answer 7

Alcohol

Question 8

Temporary dilated cardiomyopathy due to stress

Answer 8

Tako-tsubo Cardiomyopathy

a.k.a. “Broken-Heart” Syndrome

Question 9

Most common reason for thyroid abnormalities in HF

Answer 9

Use of amiodarone

Question 10

Least common of the triad of cardiomyopathies (dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive)

Answer 10

Restrictive Cardiomyopathy

Question 11

Best characterized genetic cardiomyopathy and the common lesion found at autopsy of young athletes dying suddenly

Answer 11

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)

Question 12

Most common presenting symptom of HCM

Answer 12

Dyspnea on exertion

Question 13

Classic finding on the echocardiogram of HCM

Answer 13

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) of the mitral valve

Question 14

Most commonly used initial therapy for HCM

Answer 14

Beta-blockers and verapamil