Restrictive cardiomyopathy Flashcards
1
Q
Definition and what it leads to?
A
Heart muscle damage- damaged myocytes
Causes reduced filling of the ventricles- less blood flows in so less blood is pumped out so this can lead to diastolic HF.
2
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Causes
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- Storage disease: haemochromatosis, fabry
- Endomyocardium damage: fibrosis, radiation..
- infiltrative disease: amyloid and sarcodoid
- Non-infiltrative: Diabetes, Scleradoma,
3
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Investigations
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- ECG- low QRS complexes
- CXR
- FBC +U&Es for haemachromatosis
- autoantibodies for sceleradoma
- B natriuretic peptide
4
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Treatment
A
Medication: Beta-blockers, diuretics, ACEI,anticoagulants
Surgery: ICD, heart transplant
