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Cardiology cards for Y4P2UCLMedicine

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What are the 5 types of cardiomyopathy?   Dilated Hypertrophic Restrictive Obliterative Arrhythmogenic RV dysplasia  
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Classify CM by aetiology   Primary: genetic/idiopathic/2ndry to systemic disease (myocarditis) Secondary: valvular disease/ischaemic heart disease/hypertensive heart disease  
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What is the pathology if Dilated CM?   Dilatation = globular shape to the heart Dilatation = often masks hypertrophy Nuclear hypertrophy and increased myocycte width Interstitial fibrosis and T-lymphocyte infiltration  
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What are the 3 different causes of Dilated CM?   Non genetic Genetic Idiopathic  
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What are the non genetic causes?   Alcohol Anthracycline chemotherapeutic agents Previous myocarditis Nutritional deficiency Peripartum Metals – cobalt, lead, mercury, arsenic  
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How common is dilated CM?   1/2500  
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What are the clinical features of dilated CM?   Heart failure Cardiac arrhythmias Conduction defects Thromboembolism Sudden death  
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Frequently genetic.    
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