YR3 10 CVS HO1 Flashcards
List the types of myocardial hypertrophy and dilation
Left, Right and Bi Ventricular hypertrophy and Bilateral Dilation
Pump failure is due to
Weak contractility and impaired empting and filling of chambers
Obstruction of blood flow is due to
Valvular stasis, vascular narrowing, systemic or pulmonary hypertension
Regurgitant blood flow is due to
Volume overload of chamber behind failing affected valve
Shunted blood flow from congential defects occur in
Septal defects and shunts between blood vessels
Rupture of the heart or a major vessels occurs in
Cardiac tamponade or massive internal haemorrhaging
Cardiac conduction disorders (arrhythmias) is
Failure of synchronized cardiac contraction
Pericardium serous fluid postmortem appearance
Blood tinged
Euthanaisa lesson in the endocardium
Red-brown staining +/- crystalline pricipitates
Myocardial necrosis
Caused by: Focal ischemic necrosis > myocardial infarct
Causes: arrhythmia and death
Toxic myocardial necrosis causes
Monensin toxity esp. in horses, gossypol toxicity in pigs, cassia occidentalis or avocado leaves in small ruminants, ractopamine in greyhounds
Myocardium VitE/Selenium deficiency
White Muscle Disease - young ruminants, necrosis & mineralisation
Mulberry Heart Disease - young pigs, necrosis and haemorrhage
Repair of necrotic myocardium
Inflammation in response to dead tissues - granulation tissue > fibrosis +/- mineralization
Myocardium does not regenerate
Inflammation of the myocardium is
Myocarditis
Viral myocarditis e.g.
Canine parvovirus myocarditis
Protozoal mycarditis e.g.
Neopsora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii, Sarcocystis spp.
Granulomatous myocarditis
Hairy vetch or citrus pulp toxicity in cattle
Define Cardiomyopathy
Myocardial disease of unknown cause
Cardiomyopathy e.g.
Dilated Cardiomyopathy - rare in large animals, in past caused by taurine deficient diet in cats, Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, Feline endomyocarditis/endocardial fibrosis
Canine dilated cardiomyopathy
Strong breed predisposition w/ slight male predominance. Giant breeds esp. Great Danes & Irish Wolfhouds > Histo - attenuated wavy fibers. Large breeds esp. Doberman Pinschers & Boxers > Histo - degeneration and fatty infiltration.
Arrythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy - Boxers > Histo - fatty infiltration of right ventricular wall
Juvenile onset cardiomyopathy - Portugese Water Dogs and Toy Manchester Terrier
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)
Feline idiopathic hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.
Common in all breeds, adult male predisposition.
Thickened interventricular septum & left ventricular free wall, enlarged left atrium. End stage HCM is fibrotic and relatively thin walled but will still weigh more than normal
Feline thyrotoxic cardiomegly
Seen in older cats associated with functional adenomatous hyperplasia of thyroid - NOT the same as HCM, which is IDIOPATHIC
Feline endomyocarditis/endocardial fibrosis
Idiopathic but infectious suspected. Inflammatory stage in young cats enlarged heart +/- discolouration of aortic outflow tract. Acute - left ventricular haemorrhage and inflammation, Chronic - left ventricular fibrosis (restrictive cardiomyopathy)
Inflammation of the pericaridum is called
Pericarditis
Pericarditis e.g.
Fibrinosuppurative pericarditis, Canine idiopathic pericarditis/pericardial effusion/haemorrhage, Equine pericarditis
Fibrinosuppurative pericarditis
Systemic disease in any species but common in cattle due to traumatic reticulopericarditis aka hardware disease. Bread and butter appearance
Canine idiopathic pericarditis/pericardial effusion/haemorrhage
Large breed dogs w/ slow onset but fair prognosis. May predispose to mesothelioma
Equine pericarditis
Coincides w/ mare reproductive loss syndrome. Great risk factor is exposure to tent caterpillars
Epicardial haemorrhage
May be petechial, ecchymotic or diffuse associated w/ septicaemia, anoxia, endotoxaemia. Very common in horses post mortem
Serous atrophy of epicardial fat
Coronary grooves normally contain fat, loss of this fat indicated severe emaciation. Atropied fat is gelantinous and resembles serum hence “serous”
Congestive heart failure causes
1)Pulmonary congestion and edema 2)Pulmonary hemosiderosis (brown induration) - esp. w/ heart worms 3)Oedema > Acites in dogs, Pleural effusion (hyrothorax/chylothorax) in cats, Dependant subcutaneous oedema in cattle and horses 4)Chronic passive congestion of liver (nutmeg liver)
Saddle thromboembolus pathogenesis
Feline cardiomyopathy (commonly HCM) > turbulence in left atrium > left atrium thrombus forms > embolizes to aortic bi/trifurcation > ischemia and necrosis of hind limbs