Lecture Three: Cardiovascular Disease II Flashcards
this is due to inadequate cardiac output ; potential consequence of most cardiac disorders
heart failure
coronary heart disease, cigarette smoking , HTN, obesity, diabetes, valvular heart disease , congenital defects are risk factors for which disease
heart failure
what are some causes of heart failure
blood loss/ obstruction of blood flow , conduction system failure, valvular failure, congenital cardiac malfunctions
congestion of blood flow and inability to increase cardiac output as needed are effects of
heart failure
this temporarily restores cardiac output toward normal
compensatory mechanism for HF
what are the compensatory mechanisms for HF
sympathetic nervous system activation, compensatory vasoconstriction, and myocardial hypertrophy
what results in release of renin by the kidney
reduced blood flow ( short term solution to acute changes)
left ventricular hypertrophy, myocardial ischemia, coronary artery disease, cardiac dysrhythmia, and HF are complications of which disease
hypertensive heart disease
this is irregularity in the heart’s beating pattern-> decreases cardiac output and can be fatal
cardiac dysrhythmia
MI, electrolyte imbalance, stress, drugs, and congenital defects in the myocardial electrical network are causes of which disease
cardiac dysrhythmias
what are the types of cardiac dysrhythmias
tachycardia, bradycardia, flutter, and fibrillation
what is a rapid beating of the atria ( can be regular or irregular )
flutter
what is sporadic , quivering pattern HR called; also is a rapid irregular beating of the atria that may arise from flutter
fibrillation
which is more common, atrial or ventricular fibrillation
atrial
a fibrillation is responsible for what % of strokes
25%
how fast will ventricular fibrillation kill you
90 seconds
this is unexpected death from cardiac causes; initiated by coronary atheroma
sudden cardiac death
this is myocardial degeneration ( thinning of the ventricle wall) usually leading to heart failure
dilated cardiomyopathy