Cardio

Question 1

zone of myocardium most vulnerable to ischaemia or infarction

Answer 1

subendocardial

Question 2

biomarker for myocardial damage

Answer 2

troponin

Question 3

commonest form of aortic valve disease

Answer 3

stenosis

Question 4

right sided heart failure due to lung disease

Answer 4

Cor Pulmonale

Question 5

LEsions noted in endocarditis

Answer 5

vegetations

Question 6

mutation in this gene is assoicatioed with familial hypercholesterolaemia

Answer 6

apolipoprotein b

Question 7

Pericardial inflam following MI

Answer 7

Dresslers syndrome

Question 8

Adrenal tumour which can cause secondary hypertension

Answer 8

phaeochromocytoma

Question 9

inflamamtion of large to medium sized vessels which can lead to blindness if not treated

Answer 9

temporal arteritis

Question 10

common organism in infective endocarditis

Answer 10

strep viridans

Question 11

congenital aoritc narrowing

Answer 11

coarctation

Question 12

on of the most common congenital heart defects is

Answer 12

ventral
septal
defect

Question 13

Chest discomfort with MI

Answer 13

angina pectoris

Question 14

common cause of left sided heart failure

Answer 14

hypertension

Question 15

Type of cardiomyopathy that may be associated with chronic alcohol intake

Answer 15

dilated