24-cardiothoracic

Question 1

What are the percutaneous interventions for CAD?

Answer 1

balloon angioplasty, stent placement, rotational or laser atherectomies

Question 2

What is the surgical treatment for CAD?

Answer 2

CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting)

Question 3

When is surgery recommended for valvular disease?

Answer 3

any time symptoms are present

Question 4

What are the surgical options for valve disease?

Answer 4

replace or repair the valve

Question 5

What vessel is most commonly used in CABG?

Answer 5

saphenous vein

Question 6

For surgical mitral valve management, which is more commonly used, prosthetics or repair?

Answer 6

Repair!

Question 7

a Catheter-based balloon mitral valvotomy is indicated for what?

Answer 7

mitral valve stenosis

Question 8

___cm in size indicates surgery for an AAA

Answer 8

> 5.5 cm

Question 9

Primary therapy for left ventricular aneurysm

Answer 9

surgical revascularization

Question 10

Severe , poorly localized abdominal pain that requires operative treatment within 12 hours of sx onset

Answer 10

mesenteric ischemia