Cardiovascular Flashcards
Most common etiology of coronary artery aneurysm
Atherosclerotic disease
Most common cause of aneurysm in the pediatric population
Kawasaki disease
Most common cause of coronary artery dissection
Percutaneous intervention (angioplasty)
Most common cause of left ventricular pseudoaneurysm (AKA left ventricular wall rupture)
Myocardial infarction
Modality of choice for cardiac masses
Cardiac MRI
Most common primary cardiac tumor
Myxoma
Triad of myxoma
Intracardiac obstruction
Embolization of tumor
Constitutional symptoms
Most common pericardial tumor in infancy
Teratoma
Most commonly encountered AV fistula in the neonate
Vein of Galen malformation
Most common primary tumors in infant and children
Rhabdomyoma
Best modality to detect and evaluate papillary fibroelastoma
Echocardiography
Second most common cardiac tumors in infants and children
Fibroma
Most common cardiac mass found in the adult population
Metastatic disease
Most common metastatic lesion to the heart
Lung cancer
Most common primary malignant tumor of the heart
Sarcoma
Most common differentiated cardiac sarcoma
Angiosarcoma
Most common primary cardiac malignancy in childhood
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Most common chamber location of cardiac lymphoma
Right atrium
Most common intracardiac lesion
Thrombus
Two most common normal anatomic structures that may appear tumor-like masses
Crista terminalis
Eustachian valve
Most common cyanotic congenital heart disease
Tetralogy of Fallot
Most common congenital valvular heart disease
Bicuspid aortic valve
Most common valve disease, generally occurring in the elderly
Aortic stenosis
Most common cause of severe nonischemic mitral regurgitation
Mitral valve prolapse
Most common cause of congenital tricuspid regurgitation
Ebstein anomaly
Most commonly involved valve in rheumatic heart disease
Mitral valve
Most common cause of pericardial defect
Post-surgical
Most common cause of pericardial tamponade
Effusion
Most common type of interrupted aortic arch
Type B
Between left common carotid artery and subclavian origin
Most common site of aortic pseudoaneurym
Aortic isthmus
Most common sites of injury in acute traumatic aortic injury
Aortic root
Aortic isthmus
Much less commonly - diaphragmatic aortic hiatus
