(精选)Diseases of the Heart教学课件.pptVIP

Chronic Myocardial Ischemia Elderly Usually have CHF Ventricles dilated, thin-walled, flabby May lead to heart failure Sudden Cardiac Death Death within 1 hour of onset of symptoms About ? of all cardiac deaths Most common cause of instantaneous death in industrialized society Most due to electrical malfunction asystole ventricular fibrillation Hypertensive Heart Disease L ventricular hypertrophy Stiff myocardium susceptible to infarction reduced compliance stroke volume increases diffusion distance Predisposed to atherosclerosis End result is often CHF, MI, or arrhythmias Valvular Heart D