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What are cardiomyopathies?

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disorders that affect the cardiomyocytes or cardiac muscle function

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What is heart failure? What are examples?

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•Reduced ejection fraction
•Preserved ejection fraction
-Dilated Cardiomyopathy
-Take tsubo syndrome 
-Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
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What is definition of heart failure?

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  • Heart unable to maintain adequate circulation for metabolic requirements of body
  • Preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF): EF ≥ 50%, ↓ diastolic function (increase muscle mass in left ventricular) - not pharmacy - can’t relax as well
  • Reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF): EF ≥ 40%, ↓ systolic function (thinning) - pharmacy - not strength to pump as well left ventricle more dilated and
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What is the underlying cause of heart failure?

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•Secondary to cardiac damage (ischaemia, myopathy), hypertension, valve disease

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What is the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy with hart failure?

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  • ↓ cardiac output, venous blood accumulation

* Poor prognosis: 50% mortality rate < 5 years

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What are the symptoms on heart failure?

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•Symptoms - breathlessness, fatigue & fluid retention caused by cardiac dysfunction

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What are ECG findings in heart failure?

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  • Non-specific: multiple potential ECG abnormalities linked to potential cause: e.g. Hypertrophy or Atrial Fibrillation
  • Diagnosis: echocardiography & elevated natriuretic peptides
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What is the definition of dilated cardiomyopthay?

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•Cardiomegaly and dilation; systolic dysfunction with hypo-contraction

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What is the underlying cause of dilated cardiomyopathy?

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•Cause is frequently unknown; 20% - 50% is familial; secondary to anterior MI (ischaemic)

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What are the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy of dilated cardiomyopathy?

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  • ↓Q, ejection fraction < 40%

* End-stage annual mortality of 10% to 50%

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What are the investigations of dilated cardiomyopthay?

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  1. General
    •Dyspnoea, fatigue. Genetic testing.
  2. ECG findings
    •No specific features, abnormalities similar to LVH
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What is the definition of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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•Unexplained left ventricular hypertrophy – primarily affects the interventricular septum

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What is the underlying cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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•Usually familial, autosomal dominant inheritance.

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What are the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy on hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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  • ↓Q

* Can cause sudden cardiac death during exercise

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What investigations would be taken out in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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  1. General
    •Dyspnoea, fatigue. Genetic testing.
  2. ECG findings
    •No specific features, abnormalities similar to LVH
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What are the definition of tako tsubo?

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•Left ventricular dysfunction where the apex balloons & symptoms mimics MI
•‘Broken heart’ syndrome
-Left ventricular enlargement in articular way

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What is the underlying cause of tako tsubo?

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•Stressful event, mainly affects women

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What is the effect of cardiac output and life expectancy in tako tsubo?

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  • ↓Q, ejection fraction ~ 40%.

* 5% mortality

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What are the investigations in tako tsubo syndrome?

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  1. General
    Chest pain, ↑ cardiac biomarkers. Normal blood vessels
  2. ECG findings
    ST segment elevation
    Mimics myocardial infarction (but not markers)
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What are conduction abnormalities?

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disorders that affect bioelectrical transmission along the heart

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What are atrial arryhtmias?

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  • Atrial fibrillation

* WPW

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What are ventricular arrhythmias?

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  • Ventricular fibrillation

* Torsade de pointes

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What are tachycardias?

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  • Sinus

* Atrial

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What are conduction block?

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  • AV block (types 1, 2 & 3)

* Bundle branch block

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What is atrial on ECG?

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Atrial

•P-wave – atrial contraction. Normal – followed by a QRS complex

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What is conduction on ECG?

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Conduction

•P-R interval – conduction through AV node. Normal – between 120-200 milliseconds (msec)

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What is ventricular on ECG?

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  • QRS complex – ventricular depolarisation. Normal – less than 120 msec
  • ST segment – plateau phase. Normal – at baseline
  • QT interval – total duration of ventricular depolarisation & repolarisation
  • R-R interval – duration between ventricular depolarisations (heart beat)
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What is positional on ECG?

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•Cardiac axis – Normal – between -30 to +90 degrees

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What is the definition of atrial arrhythmias?

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•Disorganised electric activity and contraction

30
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What is the underlying cause of atrial arrhythmias?

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•Spontaneously active cells throughout the atria (can be associated with pulmonary veins)

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What are the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy on atrial arrhythmias?

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  • Modest decline in Q

* ↑ risk of heart failure & stroke

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What are the investigations of atrial fibrillation?

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General
•Palpitations, chest pain
ECG findings
•Absent p-waves, ‘irregularly irregular’ rhythm, fibrillatory waves

33
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What is the definitions of Wolff Parkinson White?

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•Syndrome causing tachycardia & abnormal cardiac electrical conductance

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What is the underlying cause of Wolff Parkinson White?

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•Due to an accessory conduction pathway (the bundle of Kent) between the atria and ventricles

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What is the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy of Wolff Parkinson White?

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  • Q unchanged

* Normal life expectancy

36
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What are the investigations of Wolff Parkinson White?

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General
•Palpitations, chest pain
ECG findings
•Pre-excitation - QRS complex of ECG & biphasic/ inverted - T-wave of ECG

37
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What is the definition of ventricular arrhythmias?

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  • Arrythmia originating from His-Purkinje system or ventricular myocytes
  • Ventricles contract at rates of between 150-400 bpm
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What is the underlying cause of ventricular arrhythmias?

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•Structural heart disease, MI or congenital

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What are the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy with ventricular arrhythmias?

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  • Can lead to complete loss of Q

* Seconds to minutes

40
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What are the investigations in ventricular arrhythmias?

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General
•Syncope
ECG findings
•Irregular deflections, difficult to identify PQRST waves

41
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What do the different QRS complex?

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  • Taller: more muscle mass within ventricles

- Wider: Slower conduction along those ventricles

42
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What is the definition of torsade de pointes?

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•Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia that occurs due to a long QT interval

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What is the underlying cause of torsade de pointes?

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•Congenital or acquired QT prolongation à reduced repolarisation

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What are the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy of torsade de pointes?

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  • ↓Q

* Automatically resolves or progresses to deadly Vfib

45
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What are the investigations of torsade de pointes?

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General
•Chest pain, syncope
ECG findings
•Characteristic ‘twisting around the point’

46
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What is definition of Tachycardias – Sinus (STach) & Atrial (ATach)?

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  • Atrial rate of between 100-250 bpm.
  • STach – P-waves followed by QRS complexes
  • ATach – P-waves not always followed by QRS complexes
47
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What is the underlying cause of Tachycardias – Sinus (STach) & Atrial (ATach)?

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  • STach – Physiological

* ATach – Ectopic source of atrial beat

48
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What is the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy of Tachycardias – Sinus (STach) & Atrial (ATach)?

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  • Unchanged or slightly ↓Q

* Little impact on life-expectancy

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What is the investigations for Tachycardias – Sinus (STach) & Atrial (ATach)?

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ECG findings
•STach – Normal
•ATach – Solitary p-waves, dependent on level of block

50
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What is the Conduction block - AV block definition?

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  • Impaired electrical conduction through AV node

* Type I (Wenckebach or Mobitz I); type II (Mobitz II) & third-degree (complete) AV block

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What is the underlying cause of Conduction block - AV block?

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  • Fibrosis or calcification of conduction system

* Type I - AV node; types II & III - His Purkinje system

52
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What is the effect of cardiac output in Conduction block - AV block?

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•Usually ↓Q

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What are the investigations in Conduction block - AV block?

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ECG findings
•Type I: ↑ P-R interval
•Type II: ↑ P-R interval -> 1 beat loss of AV conduction
•Type III: Complete/persistent loss of conduction from the atria to the ventricles

54
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What is Conduction block - bundle branch block?

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  • Impaired electrical conduction in the right or left branches or fascicles of the bundles of His
  • Right bundle branch block (RBBB)
55
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What is the underlying cause of Conduction block - bundle branch block?

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Underlying cause
•LBBB – consequence of ischaemia or heart disease
•RBBB – benign & asymptomatic

56
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What is the effect on cardiac output of Conduction block - bundle branch block?

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•LBBB – Usually ↓Q

57
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What are the investigations in Conduction block - bundle branch block?

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ECG findings
•RBBB & LBBB – Widening QRS complex > 120 msec
•Fascicle blockage (hemi-block) – Alterations in cardiac axis: posterior -> LAD & anterior -> RAD

58
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What are Vascular: disorders that affect the blood vessels?

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-Hypertension
•Primary
•Secondary
-Myocardial infarction
•NSTEMI
•STEMI
59
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What is the definition of hypertension?

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•Clinic BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg & ambulatory BP daytime average ≥ 135/85 mmHg

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What is the underlying cause of hypertension?

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•Primary cause unknown. Various secondary causes

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What are the effects of cardiac output & life expectancy of hypertension?

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  • Will potentially ↓Q

* Increases likelihood of heart disease or end-organ damage

62
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What are the investigations in hypertension?

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General
•Asymptomatic, requires BP monitoring
ECG findings
•No specific features

63
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What is the definition of myocardial infarction?

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•MI – Acute coronary syndrome resulting in cardiac tissue damage to coronary artery blockage

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What is the definition of angia?

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•Angina - Pain or discomfort that typically radiating from the chest at rest (unstable) or brought on by physical exertion or emotional stress (stable)

65
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What is the underlying cause of MI and angia?

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•Myocardial ischaemia/cell death due to coronary artery disease

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What are the effects of cardiac output and life expectancy of MI and angia?

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Effects of cardiac output & life expectancy
•Dependent on site but most likely ↓Q
•High mortality if untreated

67
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What are the investigations of MI and angia?

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Investigations
ECG findings
•ST segment elevation (STEMI) or normal (NSTEMI)

Z YEAR 1 BRS cardiology (10 decks)

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