Test 1- Cardio Flashcards
Normal Cardiac Function
• Maintenance of adequate blood flow (cardiac output)
Delivery of Oxygen, nutrients and hormones to
peripheral tissues
Removal of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) and other metabolic waste products
Maintenance of normal thermoregulation and glomerular filtration rate (GFR)urine output
Compensatory mechanisms available to maintain cardiac function
Cardiac dilatation (stretching of cardiac muscle –> ↑contractile force –>↑stroke volume –> maintain normal cardiac output)
Myocardial hypertrophy
↑in heart rate
↑in peripheral resistance- helps because more blood goes into the peripery
Redistribution of blood flow
Different Types of Injuries:
Some are reversible and some are irreversible; These are all reversible- if we take out the way that these injuries are created, then we can repair them
These injuries are all illreversible- Remember, cardiomyocytes CAN NOT UNDERGO REGENERATION!
Follow the blood pathway from placenta (umbilical vein) to umbilical arteries.
Note the coloration of the different mixes of fetal blood, depending on where one looks at the system.
bypassing- oxygenated blood- umblicial vein
umblical arteries- non-oxgentated blood back
fetal life- connections between the ventricules and the atrium through the foramen ovale- this should disapear after birth
ductus arterious- bypassing the lungs and the blood will go straight into the aorta because the lungs are not functional- this should close and form the ligamentum arterious
Serous atrophy of heart -cow
Common in starving, emanciated animals
Epicardial hemorrhage (petechia, ecchymosis), endotoxemia – cow.
Animals that died from septis
This can also be an antomical change at slaughtering.
Cardiac Failure/Decompensation
Cardiac syncope – acute onset of cardiac failure causing collapse and unconsciouness(abnormal heart rhythm, defective heart valves etc)
Congestive heart failure (CHF)- Develops slowly from gradual loss of cardiac output due to pressure or volume overload or myocardial injury.
Brisket edema, bull, R- sided CHF
L- sided CHF- pulmonary edema will be the main manifestation- this can lead to R-sided CHF because this will lead to pulmonary hypertension
Heifer, idiopathic pulmonary hypertension leading to CHF
fluid in cutaneous tissue
Ascites (hydroperitoneum), dog
transudate
What other conditions in addition to CHF that can result in ascites?
- Hyperproteinemia- kidney disease, liver disease, protein loosing enteropathy
Post-mortem examination of the heart: what are we looking for?
Serous atrophy, coronary groove,
remember to look at the heart while it’s attached to the lungs- also it usually follows the flow of the blood
shape of the valves, aorta, ventricules
Tricuspid valve(right AV)
rupture of the chorade tendenae which can produce a prolapse of the valve
Left Mitral Valve
greyish discoloration is normal
Congenital anomalies
- Can affect the heart or blood vessels
- Animals may die in utero or may present clinical signs after birth
• Clinical signs may include exercise intolerance, cyanosis and stunted body growth.
Congenital valvular anomalies
Valvular hematocyst, mitral valve
Usually seen in ruminants; blood filled cysts in the valves; these are NOT associated with clinical disease
Tetralogy of Fallot
Tetralogy of Fallot: VSD, Overriding aorta (dextroposition of the aorta), pulmonic stenosis,—>right ventricle hypertrophy.
One of the most common cardiac abnormalities in human beings: “blue babies”
Inherited in Keeshonds, also common in English bulldogs
4 things that happen:
- Ventricular spetial defiect
- Displacement of the aorta
- Thickening of wall of the right ventricle
- Narrowing of the pulmonary valves
Results in significant disease
Dog, right ventricular hypertrophy secondary to pulmonic stenosis
heart is enlarged and has a rounded appearance
Left ventricle on the right
Rounded appearance of the heart was secondary to pulmonic stenosis
Blue arrows: aortic valve;
Green arrows: fibrous band. “is among the most frequently encountered anomalies in dogs”. Results in compensatory concentric hypertrophy of the left ventricle and post-stenotic dilation of the aorta. Results in narrowing of the base of the aorta, which leads to L-sided CHF
Common in dogs
Tricuspid dysplasia, dorsal view from the atrium. Most common in cats, but it’s rare.
Either born dead or die very quickly.
Ventricular septal defect
Dog, VSD, TAMU,
Dr. J. Edwards
VSD, calf, UCVM, OI, 2010, view from the right ventricle
valvular hemtaocyst on the left
hole= communication between the left and right ventricle
VSD, calf, UCVM, OI, 2010, view from the right ventricle
Jet lesion= the white stripes; trauma to the endocardium; these are individual areas of endocardosis
VSD, calf, UCVM, OI, 2010. “Jet lesions” (endocardial fibrosis) within the right ventricular free wall- this tells us that there is abnormal blood flow in that area
VSD, calf, UCVM, OI, 2010. “Jet lesions” (endocardial fibrosis) within the right ventricular free wall
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
One of the more common defects – recorded in all species
ductus arteriosus- should close and turn into the ligamentum arterious after birth
remember the left side of the heart of the heart is more powerful- blood comes from the aorta into the artery- over time, these animals develop pulmonary hypertension
Normal
Persistent right aortic arch (PRAA). Results in dysphagia(trouble eating) and megaesophagus(constricts the esphagus) . Affected animals often die of aspiration pneumonia.
Calf, persistent right aortic arch (PRAA). Most common in dogs. German Shepherds, Irish Setters and Great Danes are predisposed. Complications of this vascular anomaly?
Hemopericardium
ruptured atrial hemangiosarcoma, dog- This can be a cause of death; this results in cardiac tympany
Pericardial diseases
Pericardial effusion – “mulberry heart disease” Vit. E/Selium def.- pig- presence of transudate
Pig: Myocardial hemorrhagic necrosis, pleural effusion, pulmonary edema. Vitamin E/ Selenium deficiency.
fibrin
heart looks red and pale in certain areas
MDx: Fibrinous pericarditis,
Calf, “black leg”- Clostriudium chaveoi
fibrin around the heart
Fibrinous pericarditis, “black leg”, steer
dots= little bubbles with gas
Hardware disease, cow, TAMU
ingestion of hardware
Cow, Hardware disease, Dr. King’s Cornell files
Foreign bodies, hardware disease, cow, Cornell files
A piece of wire had perforated the cranial wall of the reticulum, OI, UCVM.
The piece of wire penetrated both, the reticulum and the adjacent diaphragm resulting in leakage of ingesta into the peritoneum. Fibrin admixed with suppurative exudate was present in the affected area (fibrino-suppurative peritonitis). N08-B9, UCVM
Chronic (constricted) pericarditis
-Chronic cardiac tamponade, cow
thickened; percardial sack- chronic fibrinos pericarditis that lead to cardiac typany and death
Endocardial Diseases Degeneration
Endocardial mineralization
Occurs secondary to excessive intake of vitamin D or calcinogenic plants (Cestrum, Trisetum, Solanum spp.) that contain Vitamin D analogs. It may also occur in debilitated cattle with Johne’s disease (fibrosis & mineralization of the endocardium of the left atrium).
Valvular endocardiosis (myxomatous or mucoid valvular degeneration)
Age-related disease in middle-age to old dogs (most common in males) characterized by degeneration of valvular collagen. The cause is not known, but a genetically influenced degeneration of connective tissue is suspected.
Cavalier King Charles Spaniels are particularly susceptible.
Dog, valvular endocardiosis, UCVM, OI
present in Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
mostly left- AV(mitral) valve is the main one affected
Develop Left sided CHF; males are more suceptible
Normal mitral valve
Valvular endocardiosis: cusp (leaflet) of right atrioventricular (tricuspid) valve, dog
nodular type of apperance
Dog, TAMU,
Valvular endocardiosis, note endocardial fibro- elastosis within the atrium (“jet lesions”).
Endocardial Diseases Inflammation
Endocarditis (valvular and mural)
Endocarditis (valvular and mural)
Often the result of bacterial infections
The pathogenesis of endocarditis is complicated but endothelial injury, blood turbulence and hypercoagulability are often involved.
Death is the result of heart failure secondary to valve dysfunction or the effects of bacteremia
Dog. Valvular endocarditis and endocardial fibro-elastosis