Rheumatic heart disease — Flashcards

Rheumatic heart disease — Flashcards

Rheumatic heart disease — Flashcards
#1

A mitral valve with diffuse fibrous thickening and distortion, commisural fusion at the leaflet edges, and narrowing of the mitral valve orifice is highly suggestive of what pathology?_____

#2

Myocarditis, secondary to coxsackie B infection, is characterized by a(n) _____ infiltrate in the myocardium

#3

Myocarditis can precipitate a mural _____

#4

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

#5

Polyarteritis nodosa is a form of _____-vessel vasculitis

#6

Chronic mitral stenosis may result in left _____ dilatation due to volume overload

#7

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

#8

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

#9

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

#10

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

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