Unit 3 Flashcards
Heart beats per day
86,000
Liters of blood circulated per day
6000L
Right side heart pressure
Low
Right side heart destination
Lungs
Left side heart pressure
High
Left side heart destination
Body
Volume of blood pumped by both sides per unit time
Equal
Preload
Pressure of venous flow back to the heart
Afterload
Pressure of the heart generated to overcome systemic arterial pressure
In a normal state, this is the relationship between preload and afterload
EQUAL
What happens to blood demand as the heart works harder
It increases
What happens to the heart muscle if it works harder over time
It gets bigger
In adulthood, does the blood pressure to the heart increase?
NO
What does heart disease do to conduction in the heart.
Any damage to the heart can interrupt conduction.
Heart Failure Definitions
Heart cannot provide enough blood to meet the needs of the body
Heart cannot pump all the blood returned to it
Forward Heart Failure
Not enough blood flow to tissue
Usually associated with the left heart
Reverse Heart Failure
Backup of venous return
Usually associated with the right heart
Right Sided Heart Failure Symptoms
Peripheral edema
Ascites
Pleural effusion
Stasis dermatitis
Left Sided Heart Failure Symptoms
Pulmonary edema with dyspnea
Hemoptysis
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Dyspnea
Orthopnea
Left Side Heart Failure Causes
Hypertension
Valvular Disease
Ischemic Heart Disease
Cardiomyopathies
Right Sided Heart Failure Causes
Left side heart failure
Lung Disease
Congenital Heart Diseases
Most Common Cause of Left Side Heart Failure
Ischemic Heart Disease
Most Common Cause of Right Side Heart Failure
Left side heart failure
Heart Failure Compensation Causes
Increased sympathetic tone
Increase contractile force
Increased preload return
Aldosterone release
Myocardial hypertrophy
Heart Failure Compensation General Point
Make the pump better
Heart Failure Decompensation Components
Excessive ventricular dilation
S3 heart sound
Impaired electrical conduction
What does heart dilation do to electrical conduction?
Heart dilation impairs electrical conduction
Cor Pulmonale Definition
Heart disease caused by lung disease
Diseases that cause cor pulmonale
Lung Disease
Pulmonary Vessel Disease
Diseases of Chest Wall Movement
Pulmonary Arteriol Constriction
Most common cause of cor pulmonale
COPD
Ischemic Heart Disease Definition
Damage to myocardium cause when blood supply does not meet demand
Most Common Cause of Ischemic Heart Disease
Atherosclerosis of coronary arteries
Other Causes of Ischemic Heart Disease
Drugs
Infection
Emboli
Hypovolemia
Which coronary artery feeds the conducting system?
Right coronary artery
How many vessels does atherosclerosis usually impact?
More than one
Leading cause of death for adult men and women
Ischemic heart disease
How many people have a myocardia infarction per year?:
1.5 million
How many people per year die of ischemic heart disease?
500,000
How many people per year die of ischemic heart disease before reaching the hospital?
250,000
Four Presentations of Ischemic Heart Disease
Sable and Unstable Angina
Acute Myocardial Infarct
Sudden Cardiac Death
Congestive Heart Failure
When do ischemic heart disease symptoms appear
Over 75% coronary artery lumen occlusion
Stable Angina Symptoms
Crushing Chest Pain
Associated with Diaphoresis
Brought on by exertion and relieved by rest
What does stable angina indicate generally?
Harolds the development of worse disease
What causes acute coronary syndromes?
Acute changes in artery plaque
Unstable Angina Symptoms
Longer duration
Brought on by less activity
Not relieved by rest
Myocardial Infarction Definition
Death of cardiac muscle cells due to inadequate blood supply
Myocardial Infarction Most Common Cause
Coronary artery thrombosis related to plaque rupture
What happens when cardiac cells die?
They release cardiac enzymes
Main Cardiac Enzymes
Troponin I
Creatine Kinase
Which muscle layer is the first to die in a myocardial infarct.
Inner layer of heart muscle
Timeline of vessel occlusion for reversible injury
About 30 minutes
Gross Features 30 minutes to 4 hours after infarct
None
Light microscope findings 30 minutes to 4 hours after infarct
Usually none, but sometimes variable myocyte waviness
Gross Features 4 to 12 hours after infarct
Occasional dark mottling
Light microscope findings 4 to 12 hours after infarct
Beginning of coagulation necrosis
Beginnings of Edema
Beginnings of Hemorrhage
Gross Features 12 to 24 hours after infarct
Dark mottling
Light microscope findings 12 to 24 hours after infarct
Ongoing coagulation with Pyknosis of nuclei
Myocyte hypereosinophilia
Marginal contraction band necrosis Beginning of PMNs
Gross Features 1 to 3 days after infarct
Mottling with yellow tan infarct center
Light microscope findings 1 to 3 days after infarct
Coagulation necrosis with loss of nuclei and striations
Interstitial infiltrate of PMNs
Gross Features 3 to 7 days after infarct
Hyperemic border with central yellow tan softening
Light microscope findings 3 to 7 days after infarct
Beginning disintegration of dead myofibers, with dying PMNs
Early phagocytosis of dead cells by macrophages at border
Gross Features 7 to 10 days after infarct
Maximally yellow tan soft sand core with depressed red tan margins
Light microscope findings 7 to 10 days after infarct
Well developed phagocytosis of dead cells with early formation of fibrovascular granulation at margin
Gross Features 10 to 14 days after infarct
red gray depressed infarct borders
Light microscope findings 10 to 14 days after infarct
Well established granulation tissue with new vessels and collagen deposition
Gross Features 2 to 8 weeks after infarct
Gray white scar that progresses from the border towards the core of the infarct
Light microscope findings 2 to 8 weeks after infarct
Increased collagen deposition with decreased cellularity
Gross Features greater than 3 months after infarct
Scaring complete
Light microscope findings greater than 3 months after infarct
Dense collagenous scar
How many patients suffer from complications after acute MI
80 to 90%
Sudden Cardiac Death
Fatal arrhythmia that can occur after a heart attack
How many MI patients suffer a myocardial rupture?
4 to 8%
When does a myocardial rupture happen after an MI
7 to 10 days
Pericarditis Definition
Inflammation of pericardium usually 2 to 3 days post MI
How many MIs are “silent”
20 to 30%
Clinical Features of Acute MI
Angina
Dyspnea
Tachycardia
Sweating
Acute onsent conjestive heart failure
Arrhythmias
Cardiogenic Shock
Acute MI EKG Changes
Q Waves
ST Elevation
T wave Inversion
Cardiac Enzyme Elevation Serial Measurements
Measured every 8 hours 3 times
When is troponin positive
4 to 6 hours
Features of Chronic Ischemic Heart Disease
Dilation of ALL CHAMBERS
Myocardial fibrosis
Hypertrophy
Sudden Cardiac Death Timeframe
Death within 24 hours of symptom onset
Sudden Cardiac Death Rule Out
Pulmonary Embolism
Ruptured Aortic Aneurysm
Ruptures Cerebral Aneurysm
Normal Blood Pressure
<120/80
Hypertension
> 140/90
Hypertension mostly impacts this aspect of circulation
Afterload
Does blood supply grow with cardiac hypertrophy?
NO
S4 Sound Cause
Thickened ventricle unable to relax
Two Major Types of Valve Disease
Stenosis
Regurgitation
Two Major Effects of Valvular Heart Disease
Hemodynamic stress on chambers due to abnormal flow
Infection
What happens when hemodynamic stress is placed on a valve
Upstream ventricle dilates
Which valvulare lesions are more common and clinically significant?
Left sided valve disease
Major Cause of Mitral Stenosis
Rheumatic fever and subsequent fever
Rheumatic Fever Causative Organism
Strep A
Rheumatic Carditis Histology Finding
Aschoff Bodies
Rheumatic Carditis Pathology Finding
Verrucous endocarditis
Rheumatic Carditis Valvular Pathology
Thickened Leaflets
Fusion of Commissures
Thickened Chordae
Fish Mouth Opening
Effects of Mitral Stenosis
Dilated left atrium
Arrhythmias
Main Mitral Regurgitation Cause
Left ventricular dilation pushes the annulus apart, pushing the valve leaflets apart
Secondary Mitral Regurgitation Cause
Mitral prolapse
Mitral Valve Prolapse Heart Sound
Mid Systolic Click
Mitral Valve Prolapse Cause
Idiopathic increase in ground substance that causes a floppy valve
Most Common Valvular Abnormality
Aortic Stenosis
Two Entities of Aortic Stenosis
Senile Calcification
Calcification of the Abnormal Bicuspid Valve
Age of onset of calcification if you have a bicuspid instead of tricuspid aortic valve
About 10 years earlier than normal
Common Symptoms of Aortic Stenosis
Angina
Syncope
CHF
Aortic Regurgitation Causes
Chronic hypertension with dilated aortic root
Marfan Syndrome
Syphilis
Endocarditis Definition
Inflammation of the inner layer of heart
Two Main Types of Endocarditis
Non bacterial thrombotic
Bacterial
Non Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis Etiology
Clots form on the valve leaflets due to hypercoagulability
Most Common Site of Non Bacterial Thrombotic Endocarditis
Aortic Valve
Most Common Site of Bacterial Endocarditis
Left side valves EXCEPT in IV drug users
Acute Bacterial Endocarditis Causative Organism
Staph
Acute Bacterial Endocarditis Main Symptom
Fever and new onset murmur
Is acute bacterial endocarditis an emergency?
YES
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis Causative Organisms
Oral Flora
Strep viridans
Subacute Bacterial Endocarditis happens most often in this type of valve
An already abnormal valve
Acute Bacterial Endocarditis Etiology
Inflammation punches holes in valves
Two Types of Prosthetic Valve
Bioprosthetic
Mechanical
Issues with Bioprosthetic Valves
Calcification
Perforation
Tearing
NO Anticoagulation
Issues With Mechanical Valves
Requires lifelong anticoagulation
Both types of prosthetic valves increase risk for what?
Subacute bacterial endocarditis
Primary Myocardial Disease General Definition
Disease of the heart muscle itself
Two Main Types of Myocardial Disease
Myocarditis
Cardiomyopathies
Myocarditis
Inflammation of the heart muscle
Most common cause of myocarditis
Coxsackie Virus
Other causes of myocarditis
Autoimmunity
Rejection
Viral myocarditis progression
Fever and flulike symptoms to sudden heart failure
Myocarditis Major Histological Finding
Lymphocytes in normal heart tissue
Cardiomyopathy General Definition
Issues with heart muscle cells themselves
Three Types of Cardiomyopathy
Dilated
Hypertrophic
Restrictive
Most Common Cause of Cardiomyopathy
Idiopathic
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Etiology
Asymmetric hypertrophy of the interventricular septum with obstruction of aortic outflow
Major Histological Finding of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Myofiber disarray
Major Cause of Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy
Autosomal dominant beta myosin mutation
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Definition
Myocardial process that makes the wall stiff
Major Causes of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
Amyloidosis
Fibrosis due to radiation
Fibrosis after myocarditis
Congenital Heart Disease Occurence
8/1,000 births
Percentage of Congenital Heart Disease that Can be Linked to Definite Etiology
10%
Two main categories of congenital heart disease
Left to right
Right to left
Acyanotic Heart Defect Shunt Type
Left to right shunt
Cyanotic Heart Defect Shunt Type
Right to left shunt
What happens to the pulmonary vessels in left to right shunts
Hypertrophy due to the higher pressure
Most Frequent Congenital Heart Defects
Ventricular Septal Defect
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Pulmonary Stenosis
Tetralogy of Fallot
Most common type of heart shunt
Left to right
Most common types of acyanotic heart defects
Atrial Septal Defect
Ventricular Septal Defect
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Most common heart defect
Ventricular Septal Defect
Most common area of the heart impacted by ventricular septal defect
Membranous area
Patent Ductus Arteriosus Anatomy
Shunt between aorta and pulmonary artery
Patent Ductus Arteriosus Murmur
Machinery murmur
Most Common Right to Left Shunts
Tetralogy of Fallot
Transposition of Great Vessels
Components of Tetarology of Fallot
Ventricular Septal Defect
Overriding Aorta
Pulmonary Stenosis
Right Ventricular Hypertrophy
Tetralogy of Fallot Xray Finding
Boot shaped heart
Tet Spell Symptom
A running child will periodically squat
Transposition of Great Vessels Etiology
Aorta and pulmonary artery arise from the wrong ventricles
Babies with transposition of great vessels can only survive with this defect
Left to right shunt like patent ductus arteriosus
Major Causes of Pericarditis
Viral Infection
Autoimmune
Post MI
Renal Failure
Three Outcomes of Myocarditis
Resolution
Effusion
Constrictive pericarditis with fibrosis
Four Types of Pericardial Effusion
Serous
Serosanginous
Chylous
Pure Blood
Causes of Serous Pericardial Effusion
Congestive Heart Failure
Renal failure
Causes of Serosanginous Pericardial Effusion
Tumor
Trauma
Most common heart tumors are what?
Metastases
Two Types of Cardiac Tumor
Myxoma
Rhabdomyoma
Most common site of myxoma
Left atrium
Most common risk in myoma patients
Obstruction and emboli
Rhabdomyoma Age Group
Kids
Rhabdomyoma Components
Tumor of Heart Muscle
Associated with Tuberous Sclerosis
Main Risk Factors For Coronary Artery Disease
Hypertension
Smoking
Diabetes
Elevated Cholesterol
Main Storage Form of Lipid
Triglycerides
Main Energy Source for Cardiac Muscle
Lipids
Transport Form of Lipids
Lipoproteins
Types of Lipoproteins
Chylomicrons
VLDL
LDL
HDL
Where is most dietary fat absorbed?
The ileum
First organ dietary lipids encounter after absorption
The liver
Lipids exit the liver in the form of what?
VLDLs
LDLs are rich in what lipid
Cholesterol
How are lipids recycled and shuttled between cells?
In HDLs
What is the form of cholesterol that contributes to atherosclerosis?
LDLs
What is the “good” cholesterol?
HDLs
Familial Hypercholesterolemia Genetics
Mendelian autosomal dominant mutation in LDL receptors
Xanthalasmas
Deposits of fat in the skin and tendons
Xanthalasmas are strongly associated with what?
Familial hypercholesterolemia