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What is inflammation of the myocardium (not related to CAD or MI)?
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myocarditis
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What might cause myocarditis?
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typically viral infection
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The damage with myocarditis is from what?
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-leukocyte infiltration, necrosis of mm cells
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In myocarditis what happens when the autoimmune response causes Ab to attack its own heart tissue?
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dilation of all 4 chambers
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What is cardiac dysfunction?
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cardiomyopathy
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What happens to the chambers in Dilated/Congestive cardiomyopathy (DCM)?
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all 4 chambers are dilated
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Name three reasons we typically see Dilated/Congestive Cardiomyopathy (DCM)?
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-after childbirth in young women
-ETOH related -post viral |
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What happens to the chambers i Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)?
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thickened ventricular mass
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Give a reason we may see Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM)?
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genetic
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