Cardiac Pathology — Flashcards

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

Carcinoid syndrome may cause carcinoid heart disease, which is characterized by _____-sided valvular fibrosis leading to tricuspid regurgitation and pulmonary valve stenosis

_____, secondary to rheumatic fever, is characterized by small inflammatory vegetations along valvular lines of closure, which cause regurgitation

One complication of atherosclerosis is _____, which may result from plaque rupture with thrombosis of the coronary artery

Tricuspid atresia requires both _____ and VSD for viability

Familial _____ cardiomyopathy is due to mutations in the gene encoding titin.

Candidal _____ is commonly seen in IV drug users

Hint: what pathology

_____ cardiomyopathy usually arises due to genetic mutations (60-70%), especially in sarcomere proteins

_____ endocarditis is due to sterile vegetations that arise in association with a hypercoagulable state or underlying adenocarcinoma

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