Difficult Cardio Flashcards
Complications Post MI
ventricular septal defect presents with?
pansystolic murmur
acute HF signs
within 1 week
Left ventricular free wall rupture?
2 weeks post MI
cardiac tamponade features
blood is leaking into pericardial space
Becks: hypotension, raised JVP, muffled heart sounds
ECG: electrical alternans
left ventricular aneurysm
2 weeks post MI
persistent St elevation
lack of other MI features
Dressler’s syndrome
acute-onset pleuritic pain
ST elevation would be saddle shaped with PR depression
global across all leads
Ventricular septal defects in Downs
Hole in septum which separates R/L ventricles
blood flows from Left >Right
pan systolic murmur
why is warfarin INR target higher for a mitral valves
Mechanical heart valves have a high propensity for clot formation, particularly mitral valves
GRACE - poor prognostic factors?
HF
Age
reduced systolic BP
what drugs have shown to reduce mortality in patients with left ventricular failure?
ACEi
Beta-Block
ARB
aldosterone antagonist - spironolactone
hydralazine and nitrates
Holter monitor :
what is it?
what does it monitor?
continuous ECG for a period of 24, 48 or 72 hours
to assess for Atrial fibrillation
NICE recommends ___________ for someone presenting with non-cardiac chest pain with signs of ischaemia
NICE recommends contrast-enhanced CT coronary angiogram for someone presenting with non-cardiac chest pain but whose resting ECG shows signs of ischaemia
hypothermia ECG changes?
j waves
qt is long
irregular rhythm
bradycardia
first degree heart block
How to exclude valvular pathology?
transthoracic echocardiography
What is the normal range for a P-R interval?
120-200ms
PR interval of 200ms would be how many small boxes?
5 small sqaures
Takayasu is a vasculitis that affects the ?
aorta and its main branches
causes occlusion
absent limb pulse