From a functional point of view Flashcards
1
Q
most common type
A
dilated
2
Q
dilated cardiomyopathy
A
ischemic toxic (due to alcohol or Adriamycin) inflammatory (sarcoidosis or peripartum) infectious (viral) metabolic (hypothyroidism) genetic (hemochromatosis, MD) arrhytmogenic RV HTN (decompensated) idiopathic
3
Q
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
A
genetic diseases
Stucturally AND Functionally a disease
hypertrophy as a compensatory mechanism for defects in myocyte contractile apparatus
(NOT Hypertensive heart disease)
4
Q
Restrictive cardiomyopathy
A
rare
**amyloidosis!
fibrosis (due to radiation, sarcoidosis, etc.)
hemochromatosis