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in a heart transplant patient why does carotid massage or vagal maneuvers have no effect?
donor heart SA node not innervated
with lack of innervation in donor heart what do you need to watch out for?
coronary atherosclerosis because they will not have CP
protein mutation assocaited with marfans?
fibrillin
complications of marfans, name 3?
MV prolapse, aortic dissection, ocular lens disolcation
EKG findings with hyponatremia?
AV block
EKG findings with hypercalcemia?
short QT and ST, flat T wave
EKG findings with hypocalcemia?
prolonged QT, ST
EKG findings with hypokalemia?
U wave, T wave flattening, ST depression
patient with CP and syncope with activity, no risk facttors, STE and vtach but clean coronaries?
anomolous coronary
likely position of an anomolous coronary?
PA and aorta
long term complication of ASD?
PHTN
when to start aspirin post CABG? benefit?
within 6 hours/prevents graft occlusion