Infective endocarditis — Flashcards

Infective endocarditis — Flashcards

Infective endocarditis — Flashcards
#1

Trypanosoma cruzi burrows into the _____ to cause dilated cardiomyopathy of Chagas disease

#2

Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis often results in sterile vegetations on the _____ valve along lines of closure, which results in regurgitation

#3

Thrombosis is characterized by _____ to a vessel wall

#4

Chronic hypertension = _____ LV hypertrophy = _____ HF

Hint: eccentric/concentric

#5

Carbon Monoxide poisoning is associated with which cardiac pathology?_____

#6

Atherosclerotic plaques thicken the intima and impair perfusion of the tunica media resulting in _____ of smooth muscle cells

#7

What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction? _____

#8

Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) are both causes of _____

#9

Which arteries may be associated with anterolateral myocardial infarction? _____

Hint: 2

#10

In response to fatty streaks in the intima, there is _____ cell migration/proliferation and extracellular matrix deposition

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