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Cardiac CORE - Sheet1 Flashcards

1
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most common tumor of the heart

A

met

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2
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most common location of myxoma

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left atrium, off of atrial septum (attach to the fossa ovalis)

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3
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2 causes of coronary artery dissection

A

type A aortic or iatrogenic

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4
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most common sx of bridging

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asymptomatic (can cause chest pain)

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5
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who develops thrombi in the left atrial appendage

A

Afib

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6
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double arch: which is usually dominant?

A

right

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7
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most common vascular ring

A

double aortic arch

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8
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is double arch associated with congenital heart disease?

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not usually

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9
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most reliable morphologic feature to distinguish true vs. false aneurysm

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broad (true) vs. narrow (false) neck

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10
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when can true apical aneursyms rupture?

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10 days post-MI

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11
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what valve is abnormal with isolated RUL edema?

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mitral valve (or papillary rupture post-MI)

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12
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multifocal nodular mid-myocardial enhancement (2)

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sarcoidosis or myocarditis

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13
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plain film findings of mitral stenosis (4)

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  1. straightening of the left heart border 2. right double density sign 3. splaying of the carina 4. enlargement of the left atrial appendage.
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14
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most common benign cardiac tumor

A

myxoma

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15
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Carney syndrome

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multiple myxomas

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16
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Basal cell nevus syndrome is associated with…

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cardiac fibromas

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17
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Enlargement of the main and left PA with a small right PA

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pulmonary stenosis

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18
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What helps differentiate most malignant cardiac masses on MR from a benign thrombus?

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Increasing signal on first-pass perfusion

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19
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most common congenital heart disease

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bicuspid aortic valve

20
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2 findings commonly associated with bicuspid aortic valve

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cystic medial necrosis and the ascending aorta is often dilated

21
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synonym for L-transposition of the great arteries

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Congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries (misnomer)

22
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calcified mitral valve leaflet with severe biatrial dilation in an older patient

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rheumatic heart disease

23
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2 causes for a small, well-defined mass attached to a valve

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vegetation or papillary fibroelastoma

24
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definition of severe coronary artery stenosis (in %)

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A severe stenosis is defined by a diameter narrowing > 70%, except in the left main coronary artery where a severe stenosis is > 50%

25
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Ischemia: top/septum

A

LAD

26
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Ischemia: septum/bottom

A

RCA

27
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Ischemia: lateral

A

LCX

28
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Ischemia: apex

A

LAD

29
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scimitar vein is associated with what lung abnormality?

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hypogenic right lung

30
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branches off of the left circumflex, which extend to the inferolateral portion of the left ventricle

A

obtuse marginal branches

31
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small foci of low signal within the areas of delayed enhancement s/p MI

A

Microvascular obstruction (poor prognostic indicator)

32
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very suggestive of cardiac tamponade

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concavity of the anterior wall of the right ventricle or collapse of the right atrium

33
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most common cause of left ventricular hypertrophy

A

hypertension

34
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3-lead defibrillators will have leads in…

A

right atrium, right ventricle, and cardiac vein

35
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most common cause of nonischemic dilated cardiomyopathy

A

idiopathic

36
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most common total anomalous pulmonary venous return

A

supracardiac

37
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CT criteria for pericardial thickening (in mm)

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pericardium with thickness > 4 mm

38
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Most common associated defect seen with aortic coarctation?

A

Biscuspid aortic valve in 50-80%

39
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Markedly thickened myocardium with hazy mid-myocardial enhancement

A

hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

40
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Which imaging finding is most suggestive of constrictive physiology?

A

Septal bounce that is most pronounced during inspiration

41
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leading cause of a restrictive cardiomyopathy in the Western world

A

amyloid

42
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single large vessel arising from the ascending aorta to supply the pulmonary arteries

A

type I truncus arteriosus

43
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Diffuse subendocardial enhancement (3)

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amyloid, Loeffler endocarditis, and endomyocardial fibrosis

44
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TOF

A
  1. RV hypertrophy 2. VSD 3. overriding aorta 4. right ventricular infundibular or pulmonary stenosis
45
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what kind of ASD is associated with right upper lobe partial anomalous pulmonary venous return

A

sinus venosus atrial septal defect

46
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most common causes of right ventricular hypertrophy

A

left heart failure and causes of pulmonary hypertension

47
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most commonly performed procedure to correct D-transposition

A

Jatene

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