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Heart David Kachlík, Štěpán Jelínek

Heart situation

Heart development o sinus venosus o atrium - sinus venarum cavarum o common atrium o atrium (separated with crista o ventricle terminalis) o ventricle (inflow part) o ventriculus (outflow part separated with crista supraventricularis) o bulbus cordis o truncus arteriosus o aorta + truncus pulmonalis

Heart description o basis x apex n facies sternocostalis s. anterior n facies diaphragmatica s. inferior /=posterior wall in clinic/ n facies pulmonalis dx. + sin. n margo dexter /former acutus/ n margo sinister /former obtusus/ n incisura apicis cordis o auricula dextra et sinistra o sulcus coronarius o sulcus interventricularis ant. + post.

Heart structure o endocardium = tunica intima o myocardium = tunica media working myocardium n excitomotor apparatus (EA) = conducting m. n fibrous skeleton of heart o pericardium n

Endocardium o continuous with vessels´ tunica intima o 4 layers: n endothelial n subendothelial – collagenous fibres n fibromuscular - collagenous, elastic connective tissue, smooth muscle cells – thicker in atria n subendocardial – containing conducting myocardium, loose connective tissue o endocardium forms heart valves

Heart valves o duplication of endocardium o Internal fibrous lamina – collagenous + elastic fibres o endothelium superficially o attached to fibrous anuli o without blood or lymph vessels o cuspidal, semilunar, other leaflets

Myocardium o cardiomyocytes o 3 layers in ventricles n spiral (vortex), circular, longitudinal o 2 in atria – internal layer = mm. pectinati o 3 x thicker in left ventricle than in right one o conducting system is different in both function and structure

Myocardium

Pericardium

Pericardium o Pericardium fibrosum – ligg. sternopericardiaca, membrana bronchopericardiaca o Pericardium serosum n n n lamina paretalis = pericardium lamina visceralis = epicardium = tunica serosa = mesothel tela subserosa (fat tissue, vessels) o Cavitas pericardii n Sinus obliquus + transversus n Liquor pericardii - 20 ml o N. phrenicus, a. + vv. periacardiacophrenicae n puncture (in case of tamponade) p below processus xiphoideus (dorsocranially) p 4 th / 5 th intercostal space left of sternum (less frequently)

Heart cavities o atrium dextrum + sinistrum o septum interatriale o septum atrioventriculare o ventriculus dexter + sinister o septum interventriculare (pars membranacea + muscularis)

Atrium dextrum (right atrium). o ostium v. cavae inferioris n valvula v. c. i. Eustachii o ostium v. cavae superioris n tuberculum intervenosum Loweri o ostium sinus coronarii n valvula s. coronarii Thebesii o ostia vv. ventriculi dx. anteriorum o foramina venarum minimarum o fossa ovalis / foramen ovale cordis n limbus fossae ovalis

Atrium dextrum (right atrium) o auricula dextra o sinus venarum cavarum o crista terminalis o mm. pectinati o ostium atrioventriculare dextrum o trigonum nodi atrioventricularis Kochi

Ventriculus dexter (right ventricle) o ostium atrioventriculare dextrum n valva tricuspidalis p cuspis anterior, posterior, septalis o mm. papillares n anterior, posterior, septalis n chordae tendineae p chordae tendineae falsae s. spuriae o trabeculae carneae n trabecula septomarginalis

Ventriculus dexter (right ventricle) o crista supraventricularis o pars glabra = infundibulum = conus arteriosus = outflow part o ostium trunci pulmonalis n valva trunci pulmonalis p valvulae semilunares dx. , sin. , ant. /semilunar cusps/ n noduli Aranzii lunulae commissurae

Right-sided compartments

Atrium sinistrum (left atrium) o auricula sinistra o ostia venarum pulmonalium o mm. pectinati o valvula foraminis ovalis (= former falx septi Parchappei)

Ventriculus sinister (left ventricle) o ostium atrioventriculare sinistrum n valva mitralis s. bicuspidalis p cuspis anterior, posterior p (cc. commissurales) o mm. papillares n anterior, posterior n chordae tendinaeae o trabeculae carneae o vestibulum aortae o ostium aortae n valva aortae p valvulae semilunares dx. , sin. , post. /semilunar cusps/ n p noduli Aranzii, lunulae, commissurae sinus aortae Valsalvae (correspond to valvulae)

Left-sided compartments

ECHO

Fibrous skeleton of heart o anulus fibrosus dexter + sinister o trigonum fibrosum dextrum /= central fibrous body/ + o o sinistrum anulus aorticus + a. trunci pulmonalis tendo infundibuli tendo valvulae venae c. inf. Todaroi pars membranacea septi interventricularis o fibrous connective tissue o valve support o myocardium insertion o electric isolation of atrial and ventricular myocardium

Heart supply o arteries – 2 coronary arteries (ACS, ACD) n vinculum, ponticulus o veins – 3 systems, without valves o lymph drainage – 3 plexuses, 2 truncs (right one to ductus thoracicus, left one to ductus lymphaticus dexter !) o nerves – automatical impulses n autonomic system (sympathetic, parasympathetic) n viscerosensory fibers

Coronary arteries

Arteria coronaria dextra (ACD) sinus aortae (Valsalvae) dexter → ACD o r. coni arteriosi → Vieussens´ circle o r. nodi sinuatrialis (65%) o rr. atriales o r. marginalis dexter (RMD) o r. interventricularis posterior (RIP) o r. nodi atrioventricularis (80%) o r. posterolateralis dexter (RPLD)

Arteria coronaria sinistra (ACS) sinus aortae (Valsalvae) sinister → short (2 -3 cm) → ACS o r. interventricularis ant. (RIA) – clinically „left anterior descending“ (LAD) n n r. coni arteriosi → Vieussens´ circle r. diagonalis (RD) o r. circumflexus (RC) n rr. atriales n r. marginalis sinister (RMS) n r. posterolateralis sinister (RPLS) o r. intermedius (RIM) – 25%, from ACS bifuraction

Coronary arteries

Arteria coronaria sinistra ACS in posteroanterior projection ACS in lateral projection (right to left) ACS in lateral projection (left to right)

Ponticulus

Stenosis in ACS

Arteria coronaria dextra ACS in posteroanterior projection ACS in lateral projection (right to left) ACS in lateral projection (left to right)

Collateral vessels

Heart veins o Sinus coronarius → atrium dextrum n ← v. cardiaca (cordis) magna p← v. interventricularis anterior p ← v. maginalis sinistra name change when crossing left border (Vieussens´valve !) n n ← v. ventriculi sinistri posterior ← v. obliqua atrii sinistri Marshalli ← v. cardiaca (cordis) media (= v. interventricularis post. ) ← v. cardiaca (cordis) parva p← v. marginalis dextra

Heart veins o Vv. ventriculi dextri anteriores = vv. cardiace (cordis) anteriores → atrium dextrum o Vv. cadiace (cordis) minimae Thebesii → all cavities without any major clinical importance

Nerves – autonomic system o Sympathetic – nn. cardiaci cervicales sup. + medii + inf. , thoracici n n positive dromotropic, bathmotropic, inotropic, chronotropic effect β 1 receptors o Parasympathetic – n. X → rr. cardiaci cervicales sup. +inf. , thoracici n negative effect o Viscerosensory fibres (T 1 -T 4) n Head´s zone behind sternum and in ulnar edge of left upper limb

Conducting system of heart Complexus stimulans cordis Systema conducens cordis „Excitomotor apparatus“ o enables generation of heart automatic impulse o formed with modified cardiomyocytes: n less myofibrils placed in periphery n no intercalar discs n connections by desmosomes and nexuses n different size n glycogen gathered around the nucleus

Conducting system of the heart - parts o nodus sinuatrialis (Keith-Flack) n right atrium near foramen v. cavae superioris o interatrial connections (fasciculi atriales) n fasciculus interatrialis (Bachmann) n další svazky sporné p anterior (James), medius (Wenckebach), posterior (Thorel) o nodus atrioventricularis (Aschoff-Tawara) n right atrium in Koch‘s triangle near ostium atrioventriculare dextrum o myocytes smaller than those of working myocardium o rich blood supply

Conducting system of heart o fasciculus atrioventricularis (atrioventricular bundle) His-Kent-Gaskell AV blockage of 1 st-3 rd grade n truncus f. a. crus f. a. (Tawara) n dextrum p sinistrum n limbus anterior n limbus posterior rami subendocardiales (Purkyně) n p p larger than typical cardiomyocytes with lighter cytoplasma quick impulse conduction towards heart apex o accessory connections → preexcitation syndrom WPW (Wolf-Parkinson-White)

Purkyně fibres (HE + elastin)

artificial pacemaker

Physiology o Heart cycle n n systole diastole o Pulse and volumes o EKG curve o Arterial pulse curve with dicrotic notch o Endocrinne function - ANF

Examination o physical examination (aspection, percussion, palpation, ausculatation) o EKG, Holter o echocardiography, oesophageal echok. o (X-ray of heart and lungs) o coronarography o nuclear medicine o biochemistry: troponins, CK MB, myoglobin

Auscultation Testut‘s points = 4 auscultation points

Auscultation – Testut´s points 4 auscultation points o Valva mitralis – 5 th intercostal space left of strenum in medioclavicular line o Valva tricuspidalis – 4 th intercostal space left (or right) of strenum o Valva aortae – 2 th intercostal space right of sternum o Valva trunci pulmonalis – 2 th intercostal space left of sternum o Erb´s point (3 rd intercostal space left of sternum) - murmurs

Systolic/ diastolic pressures in the heart chambers

Basic clinical units o Endocardium: endocarditis, valvular defects (inborn, acquired) o Myocardium: ischmeic heart disease (AP, IM), myocarditis, cardiomyopathy o Pericardium: pericarditis, tamponade o Conducting system: arrythmia o Developing defects: septal defects, transposition of large vessels, Fallot´s tri-, tetra-, pentalogy, opened Botallo´s duct, aorta coarctation

Heart X-ray

Heart X-ray

Rheumatic vegetations

Endocarditis

Valvular insufficiency (regurgitation) and stenosis

Myocardial infarction

Cardiac aneurysm

Pericarditis

Cardiac trauma

Cardiac tamponade

The heart during CPR

Basic therapeutic operations o PTCA (= percutaneous transfemoral coronary angioplasty)

Basic therapeutic operations o by-passing n venous grafts (v. saphena magna) n arterial grafts (a. radialis) n artery lifting (a. thoracica interna, a. gastroomentalis sinistra) p a. thoracica interna (clinically „a. mammaria interna – left/right = „LIMA, RIMA“) o valve replacement (porcine, plastic) o transplantation

Valvular replacement

Valvular replacement

Cardiac transplantation

Practical training o X-ray of heart and lungs o Valve auscultation o Heart specimen – whole x dissected o Histological slides of heart muscle

Thank you for attention…. . . and finaly several important notes: o speciality of the cnducting system o the worst blood supply of subendocardial layers - ↑ risk of hypoxia o The thickest muscular wall of left ventricle - ↑ risk of hypoxia