Cardimyopathy & Heart Failure
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What is the most common form of cardiomyopathy? | dilated cardiomyopathy |
| What are underlying associations with dilated cardiomyopathy? | alcohol, obesity, pregnancy, sleep apnea |
| What are the histologic findings in dilated cardiomyopathy? | myofiber hypertrophy and disarray "lacy" interstitial fibrosis |
| Genetic defects in what proteins can cause dilated cardiomyopathy? | dystrophin, desmin |
| What is the treatment for dilated cardiomyopathy besides heart transplant? | pacemaker |
| What type of cardiomyopathy can occur during or up to 6 months after pregnancy? | dilated cardiomyopathy |
| What type of cardiomyopathy has a 100% genetic cause and prominent left ventricle? | hypertrophic cardiomyopathy |
| Idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis is associated with what type of cardiomyopathy? | hypertrophic |
| Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is associated with mutations in what protein? | sarcomeric myosin heavy chain, light chain |
| What type of cardiomyopathy is prominent in young athletes? | hypertrophic |
| What are the main causes of restrictive cardiomyopathy? | cardiac amyloidosis and endocardial fibroelastosis |
| What is cardiac amyloidosis? | build up of abnormal fibril in the heart muscle |
| What cardiac problem is seen in multiple myeloma? | cardiac amyloidosis |
| What stains apple-green birefringence with congo red? | cardiac amyloidosis |
| What age group is effected by endocardial fibroelastosis? | infants and young children |
| What is the hallmark feature of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy? | fatty infiltration and fibrosis of right ventricular myocardium |
| What are the clinical features of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy? | rare, autosomal dominant, can cause sudden death due to arrhythmia, right heart failure, young pts |
| What does left heart failure lead to? | pulmonary edema and congestion |
| In what type of heart failure are "heart failure cells" found? | left |
| What is "nutmeg" liver associated with? | right heart failure |
| What is right heart failure called when it occurs alone? | cor pulmonale |
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