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Non-Ischaemic Myocardial Disease Flashcards

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What are the clinical features of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia?

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non-specific - difficult to diagnosis, syncope

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What are the causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy?

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deposition of metabolic by-products or amyloid inn myocardium, sarcoid, tumours, fibrosis

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What are the causes of dilated cardiomyopathy?

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genetic, alcohol, chemotherapy, infection, pregnancy

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What are the complications of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia?

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arrhythmias, sudden death

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What are the complications of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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sudden death - especially in athletes

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What happens in restrictive cardiomyopathy?

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stiff heart - lack of compliance - diastolic dysfunction

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What is the histology of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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disorganised myofibrils - swirls

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What is the appearance of the heart in restrictive cardiomyopathy?

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normal

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What is the appearance of the heart in dilated cardiomyopathy?

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big, flappy, floppy heart

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What are the clinical features of dilated cardiomyopathy?

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heart failure, dyspnoea, poor exercise tolerance, low CO

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What happens in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia?

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right ventricle largely replaced by fat

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What is sarcoid?

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multi-system granulomatous disorder

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What is Dressler’s syndrome?

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post MI - damaged heart muscle releases previously unencountered material - stimulates immune response

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What is the appearance of the heart in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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big, solid heart

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What are the causes of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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mainly genetic

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What is the appearance of the heart in arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia?

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big and floppy

17
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What are the causes of arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia?

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genetic disease - autosomal dominant - low penetrance

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What happens in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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thicken wall - LV luminal reduction

19
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What can cause non-infectious myocarditis?

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hypersensitivity to infection - rheumatic fever after Strep. sore throat, hypersensitivity to drugs - eosinophilic myocarditis, systemic lupus erythematosus

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What are the complications of pericarditis?

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pericardial effusion, tamponade, cardiac failure, death

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What is amyloid?

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abnormal protein - waxy pink

22
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What is the result of infectious myocarditis?

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thickened beefy myocardium

23
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What causes pericarditis?

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infection, rheumatic, uraemic (renal failure), Dressler’s syndrome, connective tissue disease

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What are the signs of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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jerky pulse, double apex beat, ejection systolic murmur

25
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What are the symptoms of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

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dyspnoea, angina, syncope

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