CV Infectious Disease--Diebel Flashcards
3 layer of the heart: 3 inflammatory diseases of layers of the heart
+ causative organisms
endocarditis: Staph and Strep
myocarditis: Coxsackie B, adenovirus
pericarditis: Coxsackie A and B, echovirus, influenza
When are coxsackie virus infections most common?
summer
When is one most likely to have pericarditis (time of year)?
summer
coxsackie most prevelent in summer months
(all enteroviruses)
fecal-oral transmission
IV drug users are most likely to have this causative organism causing endocarditis
S. aureus
Two major categories of infectious endocarditis
acute
subacute
Acute infectious endocarditis Sx
hectically febrile
rapidly damages cardiac structures
seeds distally via sepsis
death in weeks w/o Tx
Subacute infectious endocarditis Sx
low infectious course
slow damage
rarely seeds via sepsis
gradually progressive
IV drugs can cause infectious endocarditis in this location that is unusual
tricuspid valve
Two most common points of infection for infectious endocarditis
mitral and aortic valves
protein A
S. aureus
binds Fc region of IgG
coagulase
S. aureus
forms fibrin clot around organism
hemolysins and leukocidins
S. aureus
destroy RBC and WBC
hyaluronidase
S. aureus
breaks down CT, deep tissue invasion
staphylokinase
lyses formed clots
lipase
S. aureus
breaks down fat
S. aureus virulence factors
biofilm formation
capsule
adhesins
pathogenicity islands
Strepococcal viridans species are a common cause of infectious endocarditis, especially in what situation?
post-dental procedures
common oral flora