Heart disorders 2 Flashcards
Rheumatic heart disease Infective endocarditis Medications Cardiomyopathies, pericarditis, myocarditis
what is acute rheumatic fever
acute immunologically mediated multi inflammatory disease which usually follows a group A beta haemolytic strep infection
what does acute rheumatic fever usually follow
a group A
beta haemolytic strep infection
what is acute rheumatic fever characterised by
changes in the heart valves and heart tissue Blood vessels joints subcutaneous tissues and CNS
when can we see symptoms of acute rheumatic fever
10 days to 6 weeks post infection
what else is included in the pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever
HS reaction combined antibody and T cell response
what are the antibodies against in acute rheumatic fever
the m proteins of streptococci but they cross react with the antigens on the heart
what is it called when we suffer from acute rheumatic fever in the heart
carditis
what is it called when we suffer from acute rheumatic fever in the pericardium
pericarditis
what is it called when we suffer from acute rheumatic fever in the myocardium
myocarditis
what is it called when we suffer from acute rheumatic fever in the endocardium
valvulitis
what is it called when the aschoff body is seen in all three layers of the heart
pancarditis
what is the aschoff body
it is a distinct lesion found int he heart which is compromised of macrophages plasma cells and t cells in RHD
when is the aschoff body seen
in acute rheumatic heart disease
what are the clinical features of acute rheumatic fever
Migratory polyarthritis of joints ○ Pancarditis ○ Subcutaneous nodules ○ Skin lesions Sydenham chorea- involuntary random movements
what is migratory polyarthritis
One large joint after another becomes painful and swollen for a period of days and then subsides spontaneously, leaving no residual disability.
how do we diagnose acute rheumatic fever
by the JONES CRITERIA
what does the jones criteria state
that they have two of the major manifestations
OR
one major and two minor manifestations
what do we definitely need for acute rheumatic fever
previous strep A infection
what is the definition of rheumatic heart disease
A valvular disease resulting from chronic valve damage as a result of acute rheumatic fever
what can we develop from rheumatic heart disease
Cardiac hypertrophy Dilation Heart failure Arrhythmias Thromboembolic complication due to trial dilation Infective endocarditis
what is the treatment for rheumatic heart disease
Surgical repair or prosthetic replacement of heart valves
what is the pathology for rheumatic heart disease
nodules called verrucae in areas of valve damage