Endocarditis — Flashcards

Endocarditis — Flashcards

Endocarditis — Flashcards
#1

_____, secondary to rheumatic fever, is associated with Anitschkow cells, which are reactive histiocytes with slender, wavy nuclei

#2

When the surface of the endocardium is damaged, thrombotic vegetations of _____ and fibrin may develop

#3

The ninja-star like nuclei is suggestive of _____ cardiomyopathy.

#4

Aschoff's bodies in rheumatic heart disease shows _____ necrosis.

#5

On biopsy of a heart with myocarditis, a _____ infiltrate with focal necrosis is highly indicative of viral myocarditis

#6

The hyaline, eosinophilic deposits seen on the biopsy point to a diagnosis of cardiac amyloidosis, which most commonly leads to _____ cardiomyopathy.

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#7

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is characterized by myofibrillar hypertrophy with _____ and fibrosis on biopsy

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#8

Aschoff's bodies in rheumatic heart disease shows _____ necrosis.

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#9

_____ disease is a glycogen storage disease associated with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

#10

_____ cardiomyopathy may be caused by endocardial fibroelastosis, which is a thick fibroelastic tissue in the endocardium; most commonly affects young children

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