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Cardiac monitoring of patient on herceptin

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  • Baseline TTE

- Repeat TTE a 3,6,9 months after herceptin initiation

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RF’s for cardiotoxicity with herceptin

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  • old age

- previous or concurrent anthracycline use

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Management of patient on herceptin with asymptomatic decline in EF of 15% or more

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Hold herceptin for 4 weeks

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Angiosarcomas clinical features

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  • Right atrium
  • Associated with pericardial effusions, tamponade
  • increased vascularity
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Typical origin of cardiac tumors

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Metastatic

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Tumor commonly associated with cardiac mets

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Melanoma

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atrial myxoma clinical features

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  • typically left atrium
  • have a stalk
  • lack of vascularity
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Rhabdomyomas clinical features

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  • tuberous sclerosis

- kids

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Management of patient with AF who has bleed on multiple AC

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Left atrial appendage (Watchman)

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Digoxin toxicity clinical features

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  • arrhythmia (every rhythm abnormality can be seen with dig toxicity)
  • nausea, anorexia, fatigue, vision changes, AMS
  • often happens with AKI
  • have a low threshold for stopping and checking a level
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VTE management in patient with valvular AF (secondary to mitral stenosis)

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Warfarin (regardless of CHADS-VASc score)

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Score indicating need for AC from CHADS-VAs

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  • Men = 2 or greater

* Women = 3 or greater

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Antithrombotic therapy for patient with AF after PCI and stent with elevated bleeding risk

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Double therapy: Plavix + low-dose rivaroxaban or dose-adjusted warfarin (no aspirin/triple therapy)

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Next step after emergent cardio version for new AF

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Anticoagulation ASAP then continued for at least 4 weeks if CHADSVASC 1 or indefinitely if CHADSVASC 2 or greater (there is high risk of thromboembolism after cardio version)

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Primary evidence for clinical benefit from SGLT2 inhibitors or GLP-1 agonists

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  • primarily in patients with atherosclerotic CV disease

- less benefit in CHF patients

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Initial step following diagnosis of symptomatic mild or moderate mitral stenosis

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IF symptoms are not consistent with valve grade –> Exercise echo (need to ensure symptoms are attributed to mitral stenosis)

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management of mild to moderate mitral stenosis in asymptomatic patients

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annual clinic apt + TTE q5 years

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Medical therapy for mitral stenosis

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  • diuretics
  • long acting nitrates
  • beta-blockers or non-dihydropiridine CCBs (to lower HR and improve LV diastolic filling time)
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When do you use medical therapy for mitral stenosis?

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Only when patient is not a surgical candidate

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Antithrombotic therapy in patient with mechanical prosthetic valve

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Lifelong Aspirin + warfarin (for at least 3 months)

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ASD clinical features

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dyspnea, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, and features of right heart volume overload with elevation of the central venous pressure and a right ventricular lift (due to left to right shunt)

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ostium primum ASD clinical features

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Fixed splitting of the S2, a mitral regurgitation murmur, and left-axis deviation on electrocardiogram

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ostium primum vs. secundum clinical features

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Secundum = *no mitral regurgitation. *No Left axis deviation.

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Papillary fibroelastomas vs. atrial myxoma

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Left atrial myxoma = Both can embolize. LA myxomas are larger than fibroelastomas, causing obstructive symptoms + typically attach to the fossa ovalis, not the valve (look at where it’s attached).

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Left atrial myxoma presentation

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fatigue, low-grade fever, athralgia

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left atrial myxoma vs endocarditis

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both can cause fever but myxomas often cause obstructive symptoms

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Atrial myxoma treatment

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urgent surgical excision

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Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis clinical features

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hypercoagulable state (malignancy, or connective tissue disease), small/irregularly shaped/wart like vegetations

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Indication for entresto

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Include symptomatic hypotension/orthostasis as contraindication

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Ivabradine mechanism

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Inhibits the If or I-funny channel of the SA node, resulting in a reduction in heart rate

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Ivabradine indication

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Sinus rhythm with HR greater than 70 on GDMT, addition to maximal dose betablocker has been shown to reduce CHF hospitalizations

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What is GDMT

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ACE inhibitor, beta-blocker, and aldosterone antagonist

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Indication for pacer in CHF

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EF less than or equal to 35% + NYHA class II to IV CHF despite GDMT + sinus rhythm + left bundle branch block with QRS complex of 150 ms or greater

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Management of patient with severe AR who is asymptomatic

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No echo, or exercise testing if patient has an indication for surgery (treadmill stress echo is used for patients with equivocal symptoms

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Recommended echo interval for severe MR surveillance

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q6-12 months

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Indications for surgery with severe primary MR

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  • 1) symptomatic with LVEF greater thna 30%
  • 2) asymptomatic with LV dysfunction
  • 3) undergoing another cardiac surgery
  • 4) AF or pHTN
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Management of CAD + AF

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Discontinue antiplatelet therapy, and do only oral anticoagulation unless patient has recent active CAD (ACS or revascularization in past 12 months)

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Initial step in management of bicuspid aortic valve

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CT angiography of the aorta (even in asymptomatic patients, aortopathy (aneurysm, dissection, coarctation) is life threatening so these pathologies need to be ruled out)

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RBBB on ECG

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  • widened QRS complex (>120 ms); an RSR′ pattern in lead V1; and a wide negative S wave in leads I, V5, and V6.
  • M and W pattern
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LAFB on ECG

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positive QRS complex in lead I and a negative QRS complex in lead aVF.

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Management of asymptomatic bifascicular block

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No further evaluation

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When are pacemakers indicated for symptomatic bradycardia?

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Always indicated in the *absence of a reversible cause.

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Management of patient with a thoracic aortic aneurysm who is requiring CABG

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IF greater than 4.5 cm –> aneurysm repair at time of surgery (so concomitant surgery)

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Management of acute limb ischemia

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urgent invasive angiography

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Indications for device closure with ostium secondum ASD

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  • Right heart enlargement

- Symptomatic

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AFib with aberrancy management

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Beta-blocker + anticoagulation

*standard AF management

47
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Indications for cardiac rehab

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Everyone following hospitalization for ACS and PCI

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First step in aortic dissection management

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Differentiate Type A from Type B

49
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Management of acute Type A aortic dissection

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emergent open surgical repair (high mortality rate)

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Indications for TTE with murmurs

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  • systolic murmurs grade 3/6 or higher,
  • late or holosystolic murmurs
  • diastolic or continuous murmurs
  • symptomatic
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Management of suspected peri valvular abscess

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If high pretest –> proceed directly to TEE

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Symptoms suggesting severe mitral stenosis

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Progressive exertional dyspnea

53
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Biggest risk factor for cardiovascular disease in nonsmokers or patients who’ve quit smoking more than 10 years ago

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Hyperlipidemia

54
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ABI interpretation

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  • Less than or equal to 0.90 = PAD
  • Greater than 1.40 = uninterpretable (calcified, non compressible arteries in lower extremities), thus need to calculate toe-brachial index
55
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ABI calculation

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Higher ankle pressure divided by Higher brachial pressure

56
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Workup of new heart failure diagnosis

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CMP, TSH

*Cath only if angina or significant ischemia

57
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noonan syndrome clinical features

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pulmonary stenosis, particularly those with short stature, variable intellectual impairment, unique facial features, neck webbing, hypertelorism, and other cardiac abnormalities, including hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, atrial septal defect, and ventricular septal defect

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Treatment of effusive constrictive pericarditis

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NSAIDS + colchicine (pericardiectomy if not responding to medical therapy)

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Management of severe myxomatous degeneration of mitral valve

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  • Mitral valve repair

- NOT mitral valve replacement (worse survival compared to valve repair)

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Indications for surgery with mitral regurg

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1) Symptomatic with LVEF greater than 30%
2) Asymptomatic with LV dysfunction (EF less than ***60% and or **LV end systolic diameter greater than 40 mm)
3) Patients undergoing another cardiac surgical procedure
4) AF or pHTN

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Indications for surgery with Severe AR

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  • symptomatic
  • LVEF less than **50%
  • significant LV dilation
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Management of severe AR not requiring surgery

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  • TTE in 6-12 months

- NOT medical management (uncertain benefit, beta-blockers useful when comorbid CHF)

63
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BNP levels in heart failure

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  • Greater than 400 = high likelihood
    Lower than 100 = good NPV for excluding CHF
    *In between is indeterminate.
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Initial management of symptomatic or frequent PVCs

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Exercise stress testing (evaluate for ischemia, assess response of PVCs to exercise) + TTE

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Treatment of symptomatic or frequent PVCs

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beta-blockers or CCBs

IF persistent, despite medical therapy OR LV dysfunction – catheter ablation

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Cardiac tamponade clinical features

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  • hypotension
  • pulsus paradoxus
  • enlarged cardiac silhouette on CXR
  • electrical alternans on EKG
67
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Definition of pulsus paradoxus

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Fall in systolic pressure of 10 mm Hg with inspiration

68
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Management of type 1 NSTEMI in patient declining cath

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Aspirin + ticagrelor for at least 1 year

69
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How to titrate beta-blockers in CHF

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Uptitrate every 2 weeks until patient achieves resting HR of approximately 60

70
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Hydralazine + isosorbide dinitrate indication

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Black + MAXIMAL GDMT + class III-IV CHF

71
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First step in management of cryptogenic stroke

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30 day-event monitor (NOT hotter monitor)

- if inconclusive, loop recorder is reasonable

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Management of AS with discrepancy between symptoms and TTE

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Cath to determine severity before valve replacement

73
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Initial step in WPW

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Valve disease management in general

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  • surgical, rarely ever medical
75
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cutoff for severe mitral stenosis

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Less than 1.0 cm2

76
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Other general indication for valve surgery

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Patient is getting other cardiac surgery

77
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Management of MR – repair or replace?

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Always repair if possible

78
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Management of severe MR in patient who isn’t a surgical candidate

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Mitral clip

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EF cutoff with MR for repair

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*60 (higher because ejection fraction looks better but blood is going backward)

80
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monitoring frequency of valves

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Mild - 3 years
moderate - 1 yrs
severe – 6-12 months

81
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indications for antibiotic prophylaxis with dental procedures

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  • prosthetic valve
  • prior endocarditis
  • cardiac transplant with new valve disease (immunosuppressed)
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Indications for surgery with left sided endocarditis

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  • CHF
  • highly resistant organism
  • complications (block, abscess)
  • failed abx
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Indications for surgery with right sided endocarditis

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  • same indications but you should avoid surgery if possible (more likely to heal)
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pulmonary stenosis repair vs replacement

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  • only replace if severely dysplastic valve
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Indications for valve replacement surgery in asymptomatic patients with bicuspid aortic valve and severe AR

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LVEDP of 50 mm or LVEF of less than 50%

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S3 is associated with

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Management of Type B dissection

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  • initial medical management, surgery reserved for patients who develop complications of dissection
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Cause of S4

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atria contracting forcefully in an effort to overcome an abnormally stiff or hypertrophsic ventricle.

89
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indications for pacemakers with second degree heart block

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Type 1 = Pacer only if symptomatic

Type 2 = Pacer alway

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Pulsus paradoxes how to measure

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Just measure BP during expiration and inspiration (it is an abnormally large decrease in BP during inspiration)

91
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tetralogy of fallot clinical features

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Angel with wings and belted wrapped around her neck on one door (pulmonic stenosis code) + heart man with huge right leg + train riding over aorta + one of the doors is a wall with a hole in it/4 components = Pulmonic stenosis + Right ventricular hypertrophy + Overriding aorta + Ventricular septal defect. Have to PROVe TOF.

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Indications for pacers with AV block

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  • third degree block with or without symptoms
  • Symptomatic second degree block (I and II)
  • Advanced second degree AV block (block of 2 or more consecutive P waves)
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Left bundle branch block on ECG

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  • W and M

- wide QRS (greater than 120 (3 small boxes)) + deep and broad s wave in V1 + broad notched R in V6

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antithrombotic therapy for mechanical prosthetic valves

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  • warfarin + *aspirin
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CHADS-VASc scoring

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C-CHF = 1
H-HTN = 1
A2-Age = over 75 = 2
D-DM2 = 1
S2 = Prior stroke or TIA or VTE = 2
A = Age 65-74
Sc = sex (female) = 1
96
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Timing of complications post-MI

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  • Ventricular septal rupture and free wall rupture are only pathologies that can happen in hours
  • Papillary muscle rupture – 2 days to 1 week
  • LV aneurysm only pathology that can happen months out
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Presentation of LV aneurysm post MI

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  • subacute heart failure

- stable angina

98
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Free wall rupture vs inter ventricular septal rupture

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  • Free wall rupture = effusion on TTE

- Interventricular septal rupture = new holosystolic murmur

99
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Papillary muscle rupture clinical features

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  • new holosystolic murmur

- severe pulmonary edema

100
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Brugada syndrome ECG features

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Huge bundle of sticks in the right corner + mountains on backwall with hat bone on left and hambone on right/ECG pattern of pseudo-right bundle branch block + ST elevations in V1-V3.

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Brugada syndrome management

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He has an implanted cardioverter-defibrillator/prevent SCD with implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD).

102
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Brugada syndrome clinical features

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Jonny kenser dead on the floor in front of him + heart hanging above with ventricles oscillating rapidly/increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias + SCD (sudden cardiac death).

103
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WPW treatment

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Long term = catheter ablation
Short term of acute STABLE tachyarrythmia = Vagal maneuvers, Verapamil, adenosine are first line. Second line are procainamide and beta blockers.

104
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Differential for regular, narrow complex tachycardia

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Sinus tach
A flutter
AVNRT

105
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Differential for irregular, narrow complex tachycardia

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AFib
MAT
AFlutter with variable conduction

106
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Differential for regular, wide complex tachycardia

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V tach

SVT with aberrancy (BBB)

107
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Differential for irregular, wide complex tachycardia

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AFib with BBB

Polymorphic VT

108
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Differential for irregular, wide complex tachycardia

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AFib with BBB

Polymorphic VT

109
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Key ECG feature of MAT

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p waves of multiple morphologies

110
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CABG indications

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1) Triple-vessel disease
2) Severe left main stem artery stenosis
3) Left main equivalent disease (70% or greater stenosis of LAD and proximal left circumflex)
4) Multivessel disease and Diabetes

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Indication for aldosterone antagonist in systolic heart failure

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  • NYHA II-IV + EF less than or equal to 35% + normal potassium level + normal renal function (defined as Cr less than 2.5 and 2.0 in women)

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