Chapter 12: The Heart Flashcards
Which patients are more prone to mitral valve prolapse
-Female 7:1
What is restrictive cardiomyopathy secondary to
- Deposition of amyloid in the wall
- Fibrosis due to radiation
During a MI, what is the time frame when there is:
-Onset of ATP depletion
Seconds
Very generally, what is the clinical presentation of a right to left shunt
Cyanosis
What are the increases in VSD
Increase in pulmonary pressure and blood flow
*Because some of the pressure and flow from the left ventricle is going into the right ventricle and pulmonary arteries
Which aortic condition will see an accelerated calcification course and subsequent stenosis
Bicuspid aortic valve shows an accelerated course
What are the effects of chronic rheumatic fever
MITRAL STENOSIS** aka fish mouth appearance
-caused by mitral leaflet thickening, fusion of commissures, thickening of tendinous cords (does not allow valves to open)
-LA enlargement leads to Afib and thromboembolic events
What are the light microscopy features of an MI after:
12-24 hours
- Pkynosis of nuclei
- Contraction band of necrosis
- Hypereosinophilia
- Early neutrophils
What are the gross features of an MI after:
-12-24 hours
Dark mottling
What is present in the heart with acute rheumatic fever
- Pancarditis with Aschoff bodies/nodules which are granulomatous inflammation centered around vessels
- Fibrinoid necrosis of the endocardium and left sided valve with vegetations present
What are the morphological findings in a patient with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- myocardial hypertrophy, especially the septal region (produces banana shape, blocks outflow tract)
- Myocytes are in disarray
What is the treatment for an acute infective endocarditis
Surgery and antibiotics
What is the cause of Naxos syndrome
Mutations in the gene encoding the desmosome associated protein plakoglobin
What is the qualification for congestive heart failure
- When the heart is unable to meet the peripheral demand for blood
- Requires increased filling pressure in order to meet the demand for blood
Why is neovasculature seen on the thickening valves during chronic rheumatic fever
Because can no longer get the blood via diffusion
Which bacteria tends to affect prosthetic valves
S. Epidermidis
Which metabolic issue is strongly associated with dilated cardiomyopathy
Hereditary hemochromatosis (HFE) leading to iron overload
What is the prognosis of aortic stenosis
- 5 years after developing angina
- 3 years after developing syncope
- 2 years after developing CHF
What is the most common primary cardiac tumor and what is their usual location
Myxomas usually in the region of fossa ovalis
Most hereditary conditions of heart arrhythmias are what inheritance
Autosomal dominant
What are the organisms commonly involved in infective endocarditis
- S viridans
- S aureus
- S epidermidis
- HACEK (Hemophilus, actinobacillis, Cardiobacterium, eikenella, kingella
How will a myxoma sound upon auscultation
Tumor “plop”
What are the clinical complications as a result of a VSD
- Right ventricular hypertrophy
- Pulmonary hypertension, which can lead to reverse flow into a right to left shunt, leading to cyanosis
What is acute infective endocarditis defined by
Rapidly progressing destructive infection of a previously normal valve
What is the characteristic of subacute infective endocarditis
Infective endocarditis is slower progressing infection of a previously deformed valve
What is the general cause of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Genetic disorder that leads to myocardial hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction with reduced SV and outflow obstruction
Which form of VSD is most common
Membranous VSD
What are the gross features of an MI after:
2 months
Scarring is complete
What are the conditions that can lead to abnormalities of leaflets and commissures leading to mitral regurgitation
- Postinflammatory scarring
- Infective endocarditis
- Mitral valve prolapse
- Drugs
ASD is most commonly caused by what embryological defect
Secundum (90%)
-May be multiple or fenestrated
Which origins of cancers are seen in carcinoid syndrome
GI tract
Pancreas
Lungs
What are the common causes for a patent ductus arteriosus
- Hypoxic infants
- Increased pulmonary vascular pressure (commonly seen in VSD)
What is the heritability of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy
Autosomal dominant
What is the morphological changes seen with dilated cardiomyopathy
- Dilation of all chambers
- Mural thrombi
- Refurgitation of valves
What must be present for transposition of the great vessels to be compatible with life, and what is the most common forms
- A shunt to mix blood must be present
- VSD (1/3)
- ASD or PDA (2/3)
What is the ejection fraction of dilated cardiomyopathy
<40%
What are the light microscopy features of an MI after:
1-3 days
- Coagulation necrosis
- loss of nuclei
- Interstitial infiltrate of neutrophils
What is the time frame that troponin I will remain in the blood following an MI
5-10 days
What correlates with the amount of cardiac lesions seen in carcinoid syndrome
-5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid
Which infection and condition can arise as a result of cardiac transplantation
EBV associated B cell lymphoma
How is amyloid restrictive cardiomyopathy seen histologically
With the Congo red stain, which yields an apple green birefringence
What are the light microscopy features of an MI after:
.5-4 hours
Waviness of fibers of infarct border
What is the degree of severity of the tetrology of Fallot dependent on
The degree of pulmonary stenosis
Long QT syndrome is commonly caused by which kind of mutations
- Gain of function in sodium current
- Loss of function in potassium current
What does a mitral valve prolapse sound like on auscultation
Mid systolic click
What is the presentation of a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy
- Age 20-50
- progressive CHF
- Arrhythmias
- Embolism
What is the major complication with cardiac transplantation
Allograft rejection
During a MI, what is the time frame when there is:
-10% of normal ATP levels
40 minutes
What is the time frame that CK-MB with peak following an acute MI
24 hours
Which patient population is commonly seen or have takotsubo cardiomyopathy
Women (90%), between ages 58-75
What are the causes of abnormalities of the leaflets and commissures leading to aortic regurgitation
Postinflammatory scarring (rheumatic heart disease)
What is the best way to measure the amount of hypertrophy in the heart
Heart weight, because there my be wall thickness increase as well as dilation which will mask the increased thickness
The presence of a contraction band is indicative of what
Reperfusion injury
What is Myxomatous mitral valve and what are the physical finding
Thickening (proteoglycan deposition) and elastic fiber disruption leading to “hooding” of the valve
What is occurring during a patent foramen ovale and which can complications arise
- Should close permanently by age 2
- If it doesn’t close, then it can open if there is an increase in right atrial pressure (during bowel movement, pulm HTN, coughing, sneezing)
- Paradoxical embolus
What are the three types of damage seen to the valves
1-Collagen (mitral prolapse)
2-Nodular calcification
3-Fibrotic thickening
What is the most common valve abnormality
Calcific aortic stenosis
What are the gross features of an MI after:
2-8 weeks
Grey-white scar
What is the findings of myocarditis due to Chagas’ disease
Parasitization of myofibers with mixed inflammatory cell infiltrates (PMN, lymph’s, Macros, and eosinophils)
What is the most common cause of death in patients with sudden cardiac death
Fatal arrhythmia due to ischemia induced myocardial irritability
What is the most common congenital malformation
VSD (42%)
ASD (10%)
What usually precipitates sudden cardiac death
Coronary artery disease (80-90%), usually being stenosis of one of the three main arteries (75%)
Which condition leads to anitschkow (caterpillar) cells
Acute rheumatic heart disease
What are the gross features of an MI after:
.5-4 hours
None
What is the process of calcific aortic stenosis
1) Wear and tear due to age HTN, HyperLDL, inflammation
2) Valves contain osteoblasts-like cells, which deposit osteoid-like substance that ossifies
3) Calcifications of cusps prevent complete opening of the valves
Which bacteria tends to affect normal valves, IV drug valves, or abnormal valves
S. Aureus
What are the increases in ASD
- Increased Right ventricle and Pulmonary artery outflow volumes
- No increases in pressure because the ventricle is unaffected
What is unstable or crescendo angina due to and what is a complication
Due to rupture of atherosclerotic plaque, with a partial thrombus
*Usually a history of MI necrosis (50%), with another MI being imminent
Mitral valvular calcification commonly occurs with which condition
Mitral valve prolapse
What are the complications arising from nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE)
Source of emboli because they are only loosely attached
What are the characteristics of stable angina
- Stenotic occlusion of a coronary artery
- Squeeing or burning sensation with physical activity or stree
What does a PDA sounds like upon auscultation
Harsh, machinery like murmur
What is the treatment of subacute endocarditis
Antibiotics
What are the general findings in an acute MI that was 24+ hours
- Coagulative necrosis
- pyknotic nuclei
- loss of cross striations
In the case of eccentric hypertrophy, what is the organization of sacromeres and what is the cause
Serial organization (in series so gets longer) as a result of volume overload
What is the hearts response in the left ventricle as a result of pressure overload as in chronic HTN or aortic stenosis
Myocytes becomes thicker and there is hypertrophy concentrically
What is the characteristics of mitral valve calcification
Calcific deposits on the Fibrous annulus
What are the complications seen with porcine valves
Calcification and tearing
What is the portion of the heart that is being supplied by the RCA
- Posterior LV and 1/3 septum
- RV free wall
During a MI, what is the time frame when there is:
-Microvascular injury
> 1 hour