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Lecture 14 9/17/24 Flashcards

1
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What is cardiomyopathy?

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-primary heart muscle disorder in which the heart muscle is structurally and functionally abnormal

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What is dilated cardiomyopathy?

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left ventricular dilation and systolic myocardial dysfunction +/- right ventricular involvement

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3
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What causes ventricular dilation in DCM?

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hypokinesis

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What is the etiopathogenesis of DCM?

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-cardiomyocytes in the mature individual cannot reproduce to correct abnormalities and/or damage
-dilated heart works at mechanical disadvantage
-dilation tends to be progressive

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5
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What can cause systolic myocardial dysfunction?

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-loss of cardiomyocytes due to necrosis
-ultrastructural abnormalities of the contractile apparatus
-persistent tachycardia
-nutritional deficiencies

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6
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Why is DCM considered a phenotype?

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it is an “end-stage heart” that can result from virtually any pathologic insult to the myocardium

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What are the potential pathways of DCM?

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-toxic
-metabolic
-immune
-infective
-nutritional

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Which dogs have a genetic predisposition for DCM?

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-doberman pinscher
-great dane
-newfoundland
-irish wolfhound

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What is the pathophysiology of DCM?

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-impaired systolic myocardial function results in progressive ventricular dilation
-high ventricular filling pressures are reflected back upon the upstream capillary bed
-reflection results in edema and/or cavitary effusion

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What is the typical signalment of DCM patients?

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-large or giant breed dog
-middle aged
-doberman, boxer, great dane, irish wolfhound, or cocker spaniel

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What are the clinical signs seen in DCM patients?

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related to CHF:
-dyspnea
-cough
-weight loss
-syncope
-ascites

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What are the physical exam findings seen in DCM patients?

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-soft systolic murmur of MR origin and/or gallop sounds
-arrhythmia
-crackles suggestive of pulmonary edema
-tachycardia
-ascites

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What are the diagnostic findings for DCM on chest rads?

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-enlargement of cardiac silhouette
-LAE with pulmonary infiltrates (left CHF)

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What are the diagnostic findings for DCM on ECG?

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-ventricular arrhythmias/AFib
-chamber hypertrophy patterns
-intraventricular conduction disturbances

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What are the diagnostic findings for DCM on echo?

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-increased end-systolic and end-diastolic volumes
-secondary MR

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What are the characteristics of DCM in doberman pinschers?

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-high incidence of ventricular tachyarrhythmia and sudden cardiac death
-heart failure associated with brief and rapid progressive course
-affects left ventricle primarily
-diffusely distributed edema
-straightening of caudal border of cardiac silhouette
-increase in cardiac silhouette dorsoventral dimension
-DCM is slowly progressive, insidious disorder
-should screen outwardly normal dogs; can delay clinical signs with pimobendan when criteria are met

17
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What are the characteristics of DCM in boxers?

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arrhythmogenic form of CM is common

18
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What are the characteristics of DCM in giant breeds?

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-pleural effusion and ascites are relatively common
-AFib is common
-likely a sex-linked trait in great danes

19
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What are the characteristics of DCM in cocker spaniels?

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-valvular disease is more common but DCM does occur
-affected dogs have low plasma taurine conc. and often respond to taurine supplementation

20
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What therapy is indicated for stage B DCM?

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-pimobendan
-ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers for cardioprotective effect

21
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What therapy is indicated for stage C DCM?

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-furosemide
-ACE inhibitor
-pimobendan
-possibly spironolactone
-digoxin if AFib is present

22
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What are the characteristics of taurine supplementation in DCM patients?

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-deficiency is associated with DCM in cocker spaniels, golden retrievers, and newfoundlands
-may be able to withdraw cardiac drugs and only treat with taurine supp.
-should measure plasma taurine any time an at risk or atypical breed presents with DCM

23
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Why is L-carnitine sometimes supplemented in DCM patients?

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it may favorably affect myocardial energetics

24
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What is arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy?

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inherited heart muscle disease characterized by fibrofatty replacement, VTA and sudden cardiac death

25
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What are the categories of ARVC?

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Cat. 1: VTA in the absence of clinical signs; most common
Cat. 2: syncope, presumably related to ventricular tachycardia
Cat. 3: CHF due to systolic myocardial dysfunction

26
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What are the characteristics of ARVC?

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-many boxers present with VTA in the absence of myocardial dysfunction
-progression between categories is NOT inevitable
-evidence of an association between a striatin mutation and DCM in boxers
-not exclusively a right ventricular disease

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What are the ECG findings with ARVC?

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-ventricular ectopic complexes
-ventricular premature complexes, potentially in couplets or triplets
-ventricular tachycardia

28
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What are the rad. findings with ARVC?

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typically normal

29
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What are the echo findings with ARVC?

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-typically normal
-possible to see RA/RV dilation and LV systolic dysfunction

30
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What ECG/Holter finding is suggestive of ARVC diagnosis?

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100 VPC/day or greater

31
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What is the diagnosis and treatment approach for ARVC?

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-treat subclinical arrhythmias only if ECG characteristics provide indication
-use sotalol to control ventricular arrhythmias when associated with syncope/weakness

32
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What are the characteristics of ARVC prognosis?

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-association exists between severity of arrhythmia and syncope and survival
-no association between anti-arrhythmic treatment and survival
-longevity of patients in not statistically different from unaffected control group
-echo finding of systolic dysfunction is risk factor for poor outcome

33
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What is hypertrophic CM?

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hypertrophy of a non-dilated ventricle that develops in the absence of other diseases that would result in myocardial growth

34
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What are the characteristics of HCM?

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-terriers predisposed
-heart failure is rare
-sudden death occurs occasionally

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