Week 5: Hypertension, Heart Failure, Cardiomyopathies, Myocarditis Flashcards
What are the two types of hypertension?
Essential and Secondary
What is considered severe hypertension?
systolic > 200 mmHg and diastolic > 120 mmHg
what is the HTN the biggest risk factor for
atherosclerosis
What 5 main things can HTN cause
atherosclerosis
heart failure
cardiac hypertrophy
renal failure
multi-infarct dementia
what two things can influence BP
CO and PVR
released from the atria in response to cardiac volume expansion
Atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP)
released from the ventricles in response to cardiac volume expansion
BNP
ID
hyaline arteriolosclerosis
ID
hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis
What would the expected BP for this patient be?
less than 200 mmHg / 120 mmHg
What would the expected BP for this patient be?
greater than 200 mmHg / 120 mmHg
condition in which a heart cannot pump blood to adequately meet the metabolic demands of peripheral tissues, or can do so only at elevated filling pressures
Heart failure (CHF)
CHF is the end stage of many chronic heart disease processes which include
Valvular disease like aortic stenosis, HTN, post-MI heart damage, valvular dysfunction
Two ways hypertrophy negatively impacts the heart
more vulnerable to ischemia, and increased resistance to diastolic filling
Left-sided heart failure
Manifestations of left-sided heart failure
inadequate tissue perfusion, stasis of blood in left-sided chambers, pulmonary congestion
ID
heart failure (can see hemosiderin-laden macrophages, aka HF cells)