heart pathology Flashcards
common changes in aging chambers
sigmoid shaped ventricular septum- as you get older heart shrinks -> squigly coronary aa and septum bends -> blocks outflow -> increased ventricular pressure -> hypertrophy
common changes in aging valves
aortic valve calcification
mitral vavle annular calcific deposits
common changes in aging epicardial coronary aa
tortuosity
diminished compliance
calcific deposits
atheroscleroitc plaque
common changes in aging myocardium
brown atrophy- lipofuscin deposition (aging pigment)
common changes in aging aorta
dilated asscending aorta w/rightward shift
5 basic causes of cardiac dysfunction
pump failure
obstruction to flow thru heart
regurgitnat flow
shunted flow
disorders of cardiac conduction
disruption of continuity of circulatory system
heart 300-600g
pulmonary HTN, IHD
heart 400-800g
systemic HTN, aortic stenosis, mitral regurg, dilated cardiomyopathy
heart 600-1000
aortic regurg, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
characteristics of cardiac remodeling
increased heart size and mass
increased protein synthesis
induction of immediate-early genes
induction of fetal gene program
abnormal proteins
fibrosis
inadequate vasculature
characteristics of cardiac dysfunction
heart failure
arrhythmias
neurohumoral stimulation
pressure overload hypertrophy
concentric hypertrophy
increased thickness in wall due to increased workload
left ventricle- systemic HTN or aortic stenosis
right ventricle- cor pulmonale
volume overload hypertrophy
eccentric hypertrophy
chamber dilation w/increased ventricular diameter caused by volume overload stimulus
ventricular wall thickness normal-minimally thickened
overall cardiac m mass increased
can be seen w/valve disorder and congential heart disease
CHF
characterized by either or both:
diminished CO (systolic or diastolic dysfunction) aka forward failure
damning of blood in venous system aka backward failure
left sided heart failure
congestion in lungs and pleural cavity
commonly caused by ischemic heart disease, HTN heart disease, aortic mitral valvular disease, cadiomyopathy
pathologic findings of left sided heart failure
cadiomegaly (hypertrophy, dilation or both)
secondary enlargement of left atrium, highly associated w/atrial fibrilation and mural thrombus
tachycardia
S3 gallop
mitral regurg -> systolic murmur
left sided heart failure extracardiac effects
lung- congestion, edema, long term- siderophages (heart failure cells), dypsnea, orthopnea
kidney- decreased CO -> renal hypoperfusion -> RAAS and/or prerenal azotemia
brain-hypoxic encephalopathy
right sided heart failure
commonly due to left sided heart failure
pure/isolated can uncommon, due to cor pulmonale
right sided heart failure extracardiac effects
pitting edema
liver and portal system- congestive hepatomegaly
spleen- congestive splenomegaly
pleural and pericardial cavity effusions
congestive hepatomegaly
chronic passive congestion in hepatic sinusoids
centrilobar necrosis
cardiac cirrhosis- increased fibrous tissue in centrilobular zone
BNP <100
unlikey to be CHF
BNP >100
most consistent w/CHF
most common congenital heart malformations
ventricular septal defects followed by atrial septal defects, however atrial more common in adults b/c ventricular resolve or surgically corrected before adulthood
NKX2-5
non syndromic mutated TF gene
ASD, VSD, conduction defects
TBX5
syndromic: Holt-Oram
TF gene
ASD, VSD, conduction defects
TBX1
deletion of 22q11.2
TF digeorge syndrome
cardiac outflow defects
fibrillin
structural protein mutated in marfans
increased TGFbeta signlaing -> aortic aneurysms, valve abnormalities
eisenmenger syndrome
late cyanotic congenital heart disease due to switch from left -> right shunt to right -> left shunt
usually months- years after birth
VSD
pressure hypertrophy in right ventrical
volume hypertrophy in left initially
90% membranous, 10% muscular
ASD
secundum- fossa ovalis, 90%
primum- adjacent to AV valve
sinus venosus- near SVC
PDA
tx- NSAIDS to close or porstaglandin E to keep open
AVSD
present in 40-60% of down syndrome kids
tetralogy of Fallot
VSD
Subpulmonic stenosis w/obstruction of R ventricular outflow tract
aorta overrises VSD
R ventricular hypertrophy
what is the arrow pointing at
membranous ventricular septal defect
view of left heart
what would you give an infant w/transpoition of the great vessels until they can have surgery
prostaglandin E
infantile coarctation of the aorta
hypoplasia of aorta prior to PDA
cyanosis of inferior body and wak femoral pulses
adult coarctation of aorta
ridge like fold opposite ligamentum arteriosis
HTN in UL, hypotension in LL
valvular aortic stenosis
have hypoplastic, dysplastic, or abnormal number of cusps
subaortic stenosis
ring or collar below cusps
supravalvular aortic stenosis
elastin gene mutation w/aortic dysplasia
william-beuren syndrome
deletion of 28genes from chrom 7 w/ELN gene (elastin) haploinsufficiency
hypercalcemia, glucose intolerance, facial, and cognative defects
conditions associated w/coarctation of the aorta
bicuspid aortic valve
circle of willis aneurysms
turner syndrome
IHD
imbalance btwn supply and demand of heart
90% due to atherosclerosclerotic coronary arterial obstruction
leading cause of death for males and females in US
4 clinical syndromes associated w/IHD
sudden cardiac death
anginia pectoris
chronic IHD w/heart failure
MI
common causes of IHD
fixed atherosclerotic narrowing of coronaries
thrombosis overlying a disrupted plaque
localaized platelet aggregation
vasospasm
emboli
hypotension
coronary artery vasculitis
stable angina
greater then 75% stenosed
no plaque disruption or plaque associated thrombus
unstable angina
variable stenosis
frequent plaque disruption
nonocclusive plaque associated thrombus, often w/thomboemboli
transmural myocardial infarction
variable stenosis
frequent plaque disruption
occlusive plaque associated thrombus
subendocardial infarction
variable stenosis and plaque disruption
widely variable plaque associated thrombus
sudden death
usually severe stenosis
freqent plaque disruption
often small platelet aggregaes or thrombi and/or thromboemboli
prinzmetal/varient angina
sustained vasospasm
cardiac raynaud
cold or emotion induced cardiac vasospasm
if greater then 20min can lead to MI
takotsubo cardiomyopathy
dilated cardiomyopathy secondary to emotional or physical stress w/normal coronary angiogram
channelopathies
usually autosomal dominant
chronic ischemic heart disease
insidious onset of CHF in patients with past MIs or angina
cadiomegaly w/left ventricular hypertrophy or dilation
evidence of previous healed MIs or ischemias
develop arythmias, CHF, and MIs
chronic ischemia that does not cause necrosis can lead to hypokinetic myocardium
transmural infarction
ischemic necrosis >50% of ventricular wall thickness
commonly associated w/acutre plaque change w/thrombosis
subendocardial infarction
area of ischemic necrosis <50% wall thickness
may occur as a result of acute plawue change and thrombosis
may result from prolonged and sever reduction in systemic blood pressure as encountered in shock
MI sequence of events
sudden change in plaque
formation of inital platelet plug over plaque
vasospasm due to adhesion
propagation of plug -> stable clot
occlusion
onset of ATP depletion
seconds
decreases glycolysis
loss of contractility
<2min
ATP reduced to 50%
10min
ATP reduced to 10%
40min
irreversible cell injury
aka necrosis
20-40min
microvascular injury
>1hr
complete unsalvagable necrosis
6hours
1-30min
no gross or light microscopic findings
electron microscope- relaxation of myofibrils, glycogen loss, mito swelling
30min-4 hours
no gross features
light microscope usually nothing, sometimes can see variable waviness of fibers at border
electron microscope- sarcolemmal disruption, mito amorphous densities
4-12 hours
grossly usually no changes sometimes dark mottling
light microscope- early coagulation necrosis, edema, hemorrhage