XI - The Heart Flashcards
The left ventricle is hypertrophied and dilated, with secondary left atrial dilation. The lungs are heavy and boggy, with perivascular and interstitial transudate, alveolar septal edema, and intra-alveolar edema. Hemosiderin-laden macrophages are present. SEE SLIDE 11.1.
Left-sided heart failure(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 381
Hemosiderin laden macrophages are also called _______
Heart failure cells. SEE SLIDE 11.1. (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 381
Earliest and most significant complaint of patients with left-sided heart failure
Dyspnea(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 381
Most common cause of right sided HF.
Left-sided HF(TOPNOTCH)
This is a particularly dramatic form of breathlessness, awakening patients from sleep with attacks of extreme dyspnea bordering on suffocation.
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND) (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 381
Isolated right sided HF occuring in patients with intrinsic lung disease that result in chronic pulmonary hypertension.
Cor Pulmonale(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 381
Long standing severe right-sided HF leads to fibrosis of centrilobular areas, creating this condition.
Cardiac cirrhosis(TOPNOTCH)
Term used when the liver has congested centrilobular areas (due to back up of blood) surrounded by paler peripheral regions. SEE SLIDE 11.2.
Nutmeg liver (CPC of the liver)(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 381
Hallmark of right sided HF.
Pedal and pretibial edema(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 382
Most congenital heart disease arises from faulty embryogenesis during what AOG?
3 - 8 weeks AOG(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 382
An abnormal communication between chambers of the heart or blood vessels.
Shunt(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 383
Smooth-walled defect near the foramen ovale, usually without associated cardiac abnormalities. It comprises 90% of ASDs.
Ostium secundum ASD(TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th Ed., p 371
Chamber abnormalities seen in ASD.
Accompanied by right atrial and ventricular dilation, right ventricular hypertrophy, and dilation of the pulmonary artery– reflecting chronic right-sided volume overload. (TOPNOTCH) Robbins Basic Pathology, 9th ed., p 371
Reversal of blood flow through a prolonged left-to-right shunt due to pulmonary hypertension, yielding a right-to-left shunt. This causes unoxygenated blood to go into circulation, causing cyanosis.
Eisenmenger syndrome(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 383
These occur at the lowest part of the atrial septum and can extend to the mitral (anterior leaflet) and tricuspid valves (septal leaflet).
Ostium primum ASD. SEE SLIDE 11.3. (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 384
Incomplete closure of the ventricular septum leading to left-to-right shunting. The right ventricle is hypertrophied and often dilated. Diameter of pulmonary artery is increased because of the increased volume by the right ventricle.
Ventricular Septal Defect(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 385
This arises from the left pulmonary artery and joins the aorta just distal to the origin of the left subclavian artery.
Ductus arteriosus(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 385
The most common cause of cyanotic congenital heart disease. Heart is large and “boot-shaped” as a result of right ventricular hypertrophy.
Tetralogy of Fallot. SEE SLIDE 11.4. (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 385
Components of Tetralogy of Fallot.
Pulmonary valve stenosis, Overriding of aorta, Right ventricular hypertrophy, Ventricular septal defect. SEE SLIDE 11.4. (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 386
It is a discordant connection of the ventricles to their vascular outflow. The defect is an abnormal formation of the truncal and aortopulmonary septa.
Transposition of the Great Arteries. SEE 11.5 (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 386
Predominant manifestation of TGA?
Early cyanosis(TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 387
Characterized by circumferential narrowing of the aortic segment between the LEFT SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY and the ductus arteriosus. DA is usually patent and is the main source of blood to the distal aorta. RV is hypertrophied and dilated, pulmonary trunk is also dilated.
Preductal “infantile” coarctation of the aorta. SEE SLIDE 11.6. (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 387
Aorta is sharply constricted by a ridge of tissue at or just distal to the NONPATENT ligamentum arteriosum. Constricted segment is made of smooth muscle and elastic fibers that are continuous with the aortic media, and lined by thickened intima. Ductus arteriosus is closed. Proximally, the aortic arch and its vessels are dilated, LV is hypertrophic.
Postductal “adult” coarctation of the aorta. SEE SLIDE 11.6. (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 387
There is upper extremity hypertension, due to poor perfusion of the kidneys, but weak pulses and low blood pressure in the lower extremities. Claudication and coldness of the lower extremities also present. Enlarged intercostal and internal mammary arteries due to collateral circulation, seen as rib “notching” on xray.
Postductal coarctation of the aorta (without a PDA). SEE SLIDE 11.6. (TOPNOTCH)Robbins Basic Pathology, 8th Ed. p. 388