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CardiologyLAFH
Cardiology cards for Y4P2UCLMedicine
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 5 types of cardiomyopathy? | Dilated Hypertrophic Restrictive Obliterative Arrhythmogenic RV dysplasia |
| Classify CM by aetiology | Primary: genetic/idiopathic/2ndry to systemic disease (myocarditis) Secondary: valvular disease/ischaemic heart disease/hypertensive heart disease |
| 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 |
| What are the 3 different causes of Dilated CM? | Non genetic Genetic Idiopathic |
| What are the non genetic causes? | Alcohol Anthracycline chemotherapeutic agents Previous myocarditis Nutritional deficiency Peripartum Metals – cobalt, lead, mercury, arsenic |
| How common is dilated CM? | 1/2500 |
| What are the clinical features of dilated CM? | Heart failure Cardiac arrhythmias Conduction defects Thromboembolism Sudden death |
| Frequently genetic. |