Hillard Cardiac Pathology Part 1 Flashcards
what is the most common cause of ischemic heart disease?
atherosclerosis
What is the most sensitive and specific biomarkers of myocardial damage?
- Troponin T cTnT
- Troponin I cTnI
- Both rise as they are released from dead/dying myocytes occurs as early as 3 hours
- can have heart attack prior to troponin levels rise- need to perform serial troponins
after a MI when does CK-MB return to normal?
48-72 hours
After a MI when do cTnI and cTnT return to normal?
>5 days
What does the LAD supply?
- Apex of heart
- LV anterior wall
- Anterior ⅔ of septum
- apex anterior
What does the Left circumflex artery supply?
- LV lateral wall
- LV lateral
What does the right coronary artery supply?
- RV free wall
- LV posterior wall
- Posterior ⅓ of septum
- Posterior and right
How do infarctions occur (move)?
Inside of tissue to the outside
How long after a MI until you see waviness of fibers at the border on light microscopy?
- ½ to 4 hours
When do you see early coagulation necrosis, edema, and hemorrhage on light microscopy after a MI?
- 4-12 hours
- Occasionally can grossly see dark mottling
When do you see ongoing coagulation necrosis, pyknosis of nuclei, myocyte hypereosinophilia, marginal contraction band necrosis and early neutrophilic infiltrate after an MI on light microscopy?
(also note grossly dark mottling)
- 12-24 hours
When do you see coagulation necrosis with loss of nuceli and striations with a brisk interstitial infiltrate of neutrophils after an MI on light microscopy?
(grossly see mottling with a yellow tan infarct center)
1-3 days
How long after an MI, until you see the beginning disintegration of dead myofibers with dying neutrophils & early phagocytosis of dead cells by macrophages at the infarct border on light microscopy?
(grossly see hyperemic border with central yellow tan softening)
3-7 days
How long after an MI until you see well developed phagocytosis of dead cells, with granulation tissue at the margins on light microscopy?
(grossly see maximally yellow tan and soft with depressed red tan margins)
7-10 days
How long after an MI until you see well established granulation tissue with new blood vessels and collagen deposition on light microscopy?
(grossly see red grey depressed infarcted borders)
10-14 days
How long after an MI until you see increased collagen deposition with decreased cellularity?
(grossly see grey white scar)
2-8 weeks
How long after an MI until you see a dense collagenous scar on light microscopy?
(grossly scar is complete)
>2 months
Day 3 through 1-2 weeks
nothing
What are the early complications of MI?
- Arrhythmia and contractile dysfunction
- first 24 hrs
What are the intermediate complications of MI?
- Rupture of the septal wall or papillary muscles
- Acute fibrinous pericarditis
Here is what a rupture of different areas of the heat looks like grossly.
This occurs around 3 days
What are the late complications of MI?
- Chronic pericarditis (Dressler Syndrome)
- Ventricular aneurysm
- Continued risk of HF and life threatening arrhythmias
- CHF
- occurs after 2 weeks
What is the most common COD within the first 24 hours of MI?
- Arrhythmias- particularly Ventricular arrhythmia
- This leads to dysfunction of the contraction of the heart leading to cardiogenic shock
What are the risk factors for myocardial rupture? What kind of infarct is usually needed?
- Increased age
- First MI
- absence of LV hypertrophy
- Transmural infarct 2-4 days post MI
What is Dressler syndrome?
- Fibrinous pericarditis caused by immune response against myocardial proteins in the blood
- Leading to Fever pleuritic pain, and pericardial effusion
How does a ventricular aneurysm occur?
- after large transmural infarct with expansion on a thin walled scar leading to the aneurysm
What is angina pectoris?
- transient recurrent chest pain induced by myocardial ischemia insufficient to induce MI
- Stable angina
- Prinzmetal variant angina
- Unstable angina
What is stable angina? What relieves it and agitates it?
- stenotic occlusion of coronary artery
- Substernal pressure, squeezing, burning
- Relieved by rest or vasodilators
- Induced by physical activity and stress
What is the Prinzmetal variant angina?
- Episodic coronary artery spasm relieved with vasodilators
- Unrelated to Physical activity HR or BP