Other Cardiac conditions

Question 1

Define cardiomyopathy?

Answer 1

• Any disease of the cardiac muscle

Question 2

Explain dilated cardiomyopathy?

Answer 2

• Heart is often 2 or 3 times bigger than normal
• Heart weak and flabby
• can be genetic
• often associated with alcoholics
• reduced ejection fraction

Question 3

Explain hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

Answer 3

• Increased muscle of the heart
• big and solid heart
• dystolic dysfunction
• often seen in athletes

Question 4

Explain restrictive cardiomyopathy?

Answer 4

• hear often appears normal
• myocardium stiff
• can be due to amyloid depositon

Question 5

What is amyloid deposition?

Answer 5

• abnormal deposition of an abnormal protein in the heart

- can lead to restrictive cardiomyopathy

Question 6

Explain myocarditis?

Answer 6

• inflammation of the myocardium
• can be infectious or non-infectious
• heart appears big and beefy

Question 7

What are possible cardiac consequences of rheumatic fever?

Answer 7

• potential cause of myocarditis
• mitral valve stenosis
• endocarditis

Question 8

Explain pericarditis?

Answer 8

• inflammation of the pericardial layers

- complications include: effusion, tamponade and cardiac failure

Question 9

What is a pericarditis associated with MI?

Answer 9

• Dressler syndrome

Question 10

Explain endocarditis?

Answer 10

• inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

- often caused by a virulent organism (HACEK)

Question 11

What are risk factors for endocarditis?

Answer 11

• rheumatic fever
• congenital heart disease
• prosthetic valve
• PWID

Question 12

What endocarditis is related to someone who has recently had a valve replacement surgery?

Answer 12

• s.epidermis

Question 13

What endocarditis is related to PWID?

Answer 13

• S. aureus