Cardiac Pathology — MCQs

Which of the following statements about Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE) is false?

Which of the following tumors metastasizes to the heart?

Antischkow cells are characteristic of which of the following conditions?

A 54-year-old male presents with severe chest pain. ECG shows acute myocardial infarction. He was given thrombolytic therapy with tPA. His serum creatine kinase levels increased after this therapy. Which event most likely occurred?

A 40-year-old female G4P4L3A1, who delivered her third child 1 month ago, presented with recent onset of cough and palpitations associated with paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, and exertional intolerance. The patient also complained of a few episodes of hemoptysis 2 days prior. She had a history of pre-eclampsia in her last pregnancy. On examination, Jugular Venous Pressure was increased, with crepitations in bilateral basal lung fields and a shift of the apical impulse. Echocardiogram studies showed a left ventricular ejection fraction < 45%. Despite treatment, the patient did not survive. Histopathological examination was performed on the autopsied heart. Which finding would be most likely present on histopathological examination?

Following myocardial infarction (MI), staining of cardiac tissue with TTC within 12 hours of infarction showed red color. In which area is this red color seen?

A 58-year-old man had chest pain persisting for 4 hours. Radiographic imaging showed an infarction involving a 4-cm area of the posterior left ventricular free wall. Laboratory findings showed serum creatine kinase of 600 U/L. Which of the following pathologic findings would most likely be seen in the left ventricular lesion 1 month later?

Histopathology of mitral valve prolapse typically shows which of the following changes?

Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci cross-reacts with which cardiac structure?

Which of the following is NOT an effect of aging on the myocardium?