ICL 5.5: Pathology of Pericardial Diseases and Tumors Flashcards
B myosin heavy chain
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
lymphocytic infiltration of the myocardium
viral myocarditis
septic infarct
infectious endocarditis
septic infarct happens from vegetations breaking off to the brain and lungs
Dressler syndrome
post MI pericarditis
5-7 days post MI
cardiac tamponade due to heart rupture
pulsus paradoxicus
can’t feel a pulse but can see electrical signal s on EKG
seen with cardiac tamponade
doxorubicin
dilated cardiomyopathy
cor pulmonale
right sided heart failure caused by lung disease
transerythin
amyloidosis
restrictive cardiomyopathy
hemosidrin
heart failure cells
hemochromatosis
alcohol
beer heart = dilated cardiomyopathy
Chagas disease
dilated cardiomyopathy
colon and esophagus problems
splinter hemmorhages
infective endocarditis
verrucous endocarditis
rheumatic fever
hematoxylin bodies
libman sachs
SLE endocarditis
what are the two types of pericardial effusions?
they can either be a transudate or exudate
- serous (transudate) = low protein, no cells
- purulent (exudate) = infectious, high protein, many WBCs
- malignant
what is a serous pericardial effusion?
passive accumulate of fluid in the pericardial sac
so if you tap the fluid there are no cells and low protein
what is a purulent pericardial effusion?
active accumulation of pericardial fluid in the pericardial sac maybe due to infection, you’ll see lots of WBCs and high protein levels
what is a malignant pericardial effusion?
due to metastatic disease and it’s usually hemorrhagic
what is hemoperricardium?
blood in the pericardial cavity
can be caused by:
- ruptured myocardium – due to MI or trauma
- aortic dissection – due to HTN or marfan syndrome
if it’s severe hemoperricardium with 500+ mL of blood, it can cause tamponade and even sudden death
what are the causes of pericarditis?
- infectious agents = viruses, pyogenic bacteria, TB*, fungi, parasites
- immunologically mediated = rheumatic fever, SLE, scleroderma, postcardiotomy, post-MI (Dresslers), drug hypersensitivity reaction
- miscellaneous
what are the types of pericarditis?
- acute
- fibrinous
- purulent
- hemorrhagic
what are the causes of acute pericarditis?
- infectious (viral)
2. usually autoimmune diseases = SLE, RA, scleroderma
what is the morphology of acute pericarditis?
aka serous pericarditis
volume is 50-200 mL and there are scant inflammatory cells – rarely large enough to cause tamponade
inflammation is minimal so no exudation of fibrin occurs