Cardiac Pathology — Flashcards

Flashcard 41: The ninja-star like nuclei is suggestive of _____ cardiomyopathy.

Answer: dilated

Flashcard 42: The approximate time of onset of microvascular injury in ischemic cardiac myocytes is _____

Answer: >1 hour

Flashcard 43: The most common mode of inheritance of congenital heart disease is _____.

Answer: multifactorial

Flashcard 44: Chronic Takotsubo cardiomyopathy may histologically show microscopic foci of _____

Answer: fibrosis

Flashcard 45: What is the most frequent type of pericarditis?_____

Answer: Fibrinous

Flashcard 46: Tigered effect in myocardium is due to _____ change

Answer: fatty

Flashcard 47: The approximate time of onset of irreversible cell injury in ischemic cardiac myocytes is _____

Answer: 20-40 mins

Flashcard 48: In acute cor pulmonale, there is marked _____ of the right ventricle without hypertrophy

Answer: dilation

Flashcard 49: Reperfused myocardium shows _____ contraction bands on light microscopy.

Answer: eosinophilic

Flashcard 50: In which cardiac chambers do myxomas occur more frequently in **familial cases** (Carney complex) compared to sporadic ones?

Answer: Ventricles

Extra: Sporadic cardiac myxomas (90% of cases) are typically solitary and found in the left atrium (~80%). Familial cases (Carney complex) are more likely to be multiple and involve the ventricles or right atrium more often than sporadic cases.