Category: Cardiovascular

𝐌𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐦𝐚 is a tumour that arises from the 𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐮𝐦, the lining of the body cavities. These linings include the 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐚 (lining the thorax), the 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐦 (lining the abdomen) and the 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦 (around the heart).

Today’s path rounds are on 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐭?𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐬 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is also known as 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐲𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐬, which gives you…

𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧 is an 𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐞, which are common feed additives found in ruminant diets that helps promote growth. However, these compounds are 𝐝𝐨𝐬𝐞-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 toxins, meaning that having too much is a bad thing!

𝐓𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐭 is a combination of four 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 (present at birth) defects in the heart, leading to abnormal blood flow. This condition is quite rare, but interesting!

Heart failure is defined as when the heart’s pumping fails to meet the blood and oxygen demands of the tissues. Ultimately, this failure can be caused by decreased cardiac output, or decreased blood return.

𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 are probably the most common developmental abnormality of the heart! In this disease, there is incomplete formation of the 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐦, which divides the two sides of the heart.

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 is a developmental condition where the 𝐚𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚, the major vessel leaving the heart to deliver blood to the body, develops from the wrong site in the embryo.

𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐦 is a parasitic disease caused by a roundworm called 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬. These worms like to live in the heart (hence the name of the disease) and in the 𝐩𝐮𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲 (major vessel going from the heart to the lungs), and can get up to 30cm long!

𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐬 is inflammation of the 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦, the inner lining of the heart. The endocardium also makes up the heart valves, and the inflammation is often found on these surfaces.

𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 is the colloquial term for when a ruminant eats a piece of something pointy, and the pointy thing pokes through the wall of their 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦, one of their four chambers in their stomach.