Cardiac Pathology — MCQs

What is the characteristic pathological finding in carcinoid of the heart?

Restrictive cardiomyopathy is seen in which of the following conditions?

"Lipidic cells" are seen in which of the following conditions?

Amyloidosis shown in Cardiac muscle is mainly due to which type of fibril?

A 70-year-old woman dies in a nursing home after a heart attack. The time of onset of her clinical symptomatology and the cause of death are uncertain, and the possibility of neglect is being considered. Therefore, an autopsy investigation is arranged. The forensic pathologist discovers acute thrombosis involving the posterior descending branch of the right coronary artery with resultant myocardial infarction (MI) in the posterior third of the interventricular septum. Histologically, there is coagulation necrosis with associated abundant neutrophilic infiltration. Histiocytes and lymphocytes are scanty. Which of the following is the approximate period between the onset of ischemic injury and death?

A 56-year-old male patient presented with sudden substernal pain and a sense of impending doom, and died 4 days later. Autopsy revealed a large transmural anterior wall infarction. What would be associated with this finding?

An adult presents to a physician because of repeated episodes of fainting. EKG fails to disclose an arrhythmia. Echocardiogram shows a mass in the left atrium that is acting like a "ball valve" to produce intermittent obstruction of flow. Which of the following would most likely be seen on microscopic examination of the resected mass?

Ebstein anomaly of the tricuspid valve consists of?

Which of the following features of rheumatic fever is not due to molecular mimicry?

Senile cardiac amyloid is associated with which protein?