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Cardiovascular Flashcards

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Causes of:
Aortic stenosis
Aortic regurgitation
Mitral regurgitation
Mitral stenosis

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Aortic stenosis - rheumatic heart disease, bicuspid valve, calcification
Aortical regurgitation - rheumatic heart disease, bicuspid valve, connective tissue disorders
Mitral regurgitation - rheumatic heart disease, calcification, connective tissue disorders
Mitral stenosis - rheumatic heart disease

or

All - rheumatic heart disease
Systolic - calcification
Aortic - bicuspid valve
Regurgitation - connective tissue disorders

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Murmur investigations

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Bloods: BNP, lipids
Imaging: CXR (hypertrophy), echo

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Murmur management

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MDT for regular follow-up
QRISK to determine whether statins, etc. are needed
Transcatheter implant
Open valve replacement: artificial/biological

Regurgitations: reduce afterload with ACEi, BB, diuretics

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Heart failure causes

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Myocardial (coronary artery disease, HTN)
Valvular
Pericardial (constrictive)
Arrhythmias

Non-cardiac: high output (sepsis), volume overload (CKD, nephrotic syndrome)

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New York Heart Association classification for heart failure

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1 - no limitation
2 - dypnoea on activity
3 - marked limitation on activity
4 - dyspnoea at rest

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Ejection fraction classification for heart failure

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HFpEF: >= 50% (LV unable to relax)
HFrEF: <40% (LV unable to contract properly)

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Chronic heart failure investigations

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Bedside - ECG
Bloods - BNP: 400-2000 (echo within 6 weeks), >2000 (echo within 2 weeks)
CXR - alveolar oedema, Kerley B lines, cardiomegaly, upper lobe diversion, pleural effusion

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Chronic heart failure management

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  1. ACE inhibitor, ARB, or beta-blocker
  2. Spironolactone, SGLT-2 inhibitor (e.g. dapagliflozin) or entresto if HFrEF
  3. Hydralazine with nitrate

Influenza and pneumococcal vaccine

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Hypertension stages

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Stage 1 >140/90
Stage 2 >160/100
Severe >180 or/110

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Hypertension investigations

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  1. Ambulatory BP monitoring
  2. Home BP monitoring
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Hypertension management (age <55, not Black, T2DM)

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  1. ACEi / ARB
  2. Add CCB or thiazide-like diuretic
  3. Triple
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Hypertension management (age >55 or Black)

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  1. CCB
  2. Add ACEi/ARB or thiazide-like diuretic
  3. Triple
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What to do if hypertension resistant to initial treatment

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Confirm with ABPM/HBPM
Low dose spironolactone if potassium <4.5
Alpha-blocker or beta-blocker if potassium >4.5
Seek expert advice

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Infective endocarditis most common valves

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Mitral (50%)
Tricuspid (IVDU)

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Infective endocarditis bacteria in acute, subacute, and prosthetics

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Acute - Staph. aureus
Subacute - Strep. viridans
Prosthetics - Coag. neg staph

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Dukes major criteria

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Positive blood cultures
Echo findings/new valvular regurgitation

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Patient had scarlet fever 3 weeks ago, pathology shows verrucae, Aschoff bodies, and Anitschkov myocytes. What is the diagnosis and management?

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Rheumatic fever / rheumatic heart disease

Bed rest until CRP normal for 2 weeks
NSAIDs
Phenoxymethylpenicillin
Corticosteroids if heart problems
Haloperidol or diazepam if Sydenham’s chorea

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Rheumatic fever prophylaxis

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IM benzathine pencillin (once a month)

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Acute pericarditis investigations

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Bedside - ECG (widespread ST elevation, PR depression)
Bloods - troponin (varies)
Imaging - TTE

20
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Acute pericarditis management

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Treat cause (e.g. TB, malignancy, Dressler’s from MI)
NSAIDs + colchicine

21
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Pulmonary hypertension imaging

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CXR (pruning, enlarged vessels)
Transthoracic doppler echo

Gold standard: right heart catheterisation

22
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WPW syndrome (AVRT) ECG finding

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Short PR interval
Delta wave
Axis deviation dependent on side of accessory pathway

23
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WPW syndrome types (2x)

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A: left-sided pathway, RAD, dominant R wave in V1
B: right-sided pathway, LAD

24
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WPW management (acute, general medical, definitive)

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Acute
Stable - vagal manoeuvres -> adenosine
Unstable - Electrical cardioversion

Medical
Sotalol (avoid in AF)
Flecainide
Amiodarone

Definitive
Radiofrequency ablation of accessory pathway

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Anteroseptal ECG territories and coronary artery

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V1-V4
Left anterior descending

26
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Inferior ECG territories and coronary artery

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II, III, aVF
Right coronary

27
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Anterolateral ECG territories and coronary artery

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V1-6, I, aVL
Left anterior descending

28
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Lateral ECG territories and coronary artery

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I, aVL (, V5-6)

Left circumflex

29
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Posterior ECG territories and coronary artery

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V1-3 (ST depression)
Confirmed with V7-9 showing ST elevation

Left circumflex and right coronary

30
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Left bundle branch block ECG features

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W in V1
M in V6
Broad R wave

31
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Is a new LBBB pathological?

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Yes, always

32
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Cause of LBBB and RBBB

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LBBB - aortic stenosis, anterior MI, HTN, dilated cardiomyopathy
RBBB - right ventricular hypertrophy, PE

33
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RBBB ECG features

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M in V1-V3
Slurred S wave in I, aVL, V5-6 (lateral)

34
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Left atrial enlargement on ECG

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bifid P wave (p mitrale)

35
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First degree heart block on ECG and treatment

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PR interval >0.2 seconds
Common and doesn’t need treatment

36
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Second degree Mobitz Type I on ECG, physiological cause, and treatment

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Progressive prolongation of PR interval until dropped beat
Cause: AV cells fatigue
Treatment: Atropine

37
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Second degree Mobitz Type II on ECG, cause, and treatment

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PR interval constant, not always followed by QRS
Cause: structural damage
Treatment: pacemaker

38
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Third degree (complete) heart block on ECG and treatment

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No association between P and QRS
Treatment: pacemaker

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AVNRT on ECG

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Narrow QRS
Tachycardia

40
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AVNRT (SVT) management

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Vagal manoeuvres
Adenosine (6 -> 12 -> 18 -> electrical cardioversion)
Verapamil in asthmatics
Catheter ablation if medical not working

41
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Risk factor for ventricular tachycardia and its causes

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Prolonged QT
Drugs: clarithromycin, erythromycin, metaclopramide, haloperidol
Electrolyte imbalance: hypokalaemia, hypocalcaemia
Hypothermia
MI

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Ventricular fibrillation and TdP ECG

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VF: Squiggles and no complexes (may initially be normal then change)
TdP: Squiggles getting bigger and smaller

42
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Ventricular fibrillation and TdP ECG

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VF: Squiggles and no complexes (may initially be normal then change)
TdP: Squiggles getting bigger and smaller

43
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Shockable cardiac arrest rhythms

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Ventricular fibrillation (squiggles)
Pulseless ventricular tachycardia (broad jumping QRS)

44
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Non-shockable cardiac arrest rhythms

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Asystole (flatline)
Pulseless electrical activity

45
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What type of heart problem is WPW?

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AVRT
Axis deviation opposite to side of accessory pathway (RAD = left-accessory pathway, so I and III reaching)

46
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VT treatment

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Haem stable: IV amiodarone (ideally central line)
Haem unstable: DC cardioversion
Don’t use verapamil in VT

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