Cardiac tumors — Flashcards

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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?_____

Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow syndrome) is caused by _____ degeneration of the valve, making it floppy

Mutations that cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy most commonly have an _____ inheritance pattern

What is the most common primary cardiac tumor in adults? _____

Isolated atrial amyloidosis due to atrial natriuretic peptide is common in normal aging and predisposes to _____

Trypanosomes found on cardiac biopsy is indicative of _____

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

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

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

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

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Flashcard 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?_____

Answer: Mitral stenosis

Flashcard 2: Mitral valve prolapse (Barlow syndrome) is caused by _____ degeneration of the valve, making it floppy

Answer: myxoid

Flashcard 3: Mutations that cause hypertrophic cardiomyopathy most commonly have an _____ inheritance pattern

Answer: autosomal dominant

Flashcard 4: What is the most common primary cardiac tumor in adults? _____

Answer: Myxoma

Flashcard 5: Isolated atrial amyloidosis due to atrial natriuretic peptide is common in normal aging and predisposes to _____

Answer: atrial fibrillation

Flashcard 6: Trypanosomes found on cardiac biopsy is indicative of _____

Answer: Chagas disease

Flashcard 7: Chronic mitral stenosis may result in left _____ dilatation due to volume overload

Answer: atrium

Flashcard 8: Legg-Calvé-Perthes (LCP) and Slipped Capital Femoral Epiphyses (SCFE) are both causes of _____

Answer: Avascular Necrosis of the Femoral Head

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Flashcard 9: What microscopic changes occur during the first 4 hours of a myocardial infarction? _____

Answer: None :)

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Flashcard 10: Atherosclerotic plaques thicken the intima and impair perfusion of the tunica media resulting in _____ of smooth muscle cells

Answer: cystic medial necrosis

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