Section 7 Flashcards
most common ECG finding in pulmonary embolism
sinus tachycardia
most specific, most common, and important physical finding incute pericarditis
pericardial friction rub
Most serious side effect of nitroglycerin
hypotension
Most catastrophic complication of fibrinolysis
intracranial bleeding
Most serious complication of right ventricular infarction
shock
Most common cause of cardiogenic shock
extensive myocardial infarction
Classic and most common picture of acute cardiogenic shock
left ventricular (LV) infarction
Most cases of syncope according to the Frammingham heart Study
unknown cause
most common cause of sudden cardiac death in young adults
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
most common event mistaken as syncope
Seizure
most common obstructive cardiac lesion in the elderly
aortic stenosis
most common cause of aortic stenosis in adults
degenerative calcification (calcific aortic stenosis)
most common cause of mitral stenosis worldwide
Rheumatic heart disease
most frequent presenting complaint of Mitral stenosis
Exertional dyspnea
most common cause of Mitral regurgitation
Fibroelastic deficiency syndrome
most common valvular heart disease in industrialized countries
Mitral valve prolapse
most common abnormality in aortic regurgitation
left ventricular hypertrophy
most commonly ruptured in papillary muscle rupture post-AMI
Posteromedial papillary muscle
Peripartum cardiomyopathy most commonly manifests as
dilated cardiomyopathy
most common findings in dilated cardiomyopathy
LV hypertrophy and left atrial enlargement
most frequent initial complaint of Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Dyspnea on exertion
Most common symptom of acute pericarditis
sharp or stabbing precordial or retrosternal chest pain
most common cause of nontraumatic cardiac tamponade
Metastatic malignancy (40%)
second leading cause of sudden, unexpected, nontraumatic death in outpatients
Pulmonary Embolism
most common imaging modality for Pulmonary Embolism
Chest CT angiography
most common ECG abnormality in pulmonary hypertension
right axis deviation
most common dysrhythmias in patients with pulmonary hypertension
atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, and atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia
Most common cardiovascular complication of Marfan’s syndrome
aortic root disease and type A dissection (ascending aorta).
most common radiographic abnormality of aortic dissection
widened mediastinum or abnormal aortic contour
most common peripheral aneurysm
Popliteal Artery Aneurysms
most important risk factors for peripheral arterial disease
Smoking and diabetes
most frequently diseased arteries leading to limb ischemia
Femoropopliteal
most common cause of acute limb ischemia and can occur in native vessels and bypass grafts
Thrombotic occlusion
predominant source of peripheral emboli
heart, atrial fibrillation being responsible for most cases.
most common location of emboli
bifurcation of the common femoral artery, followed by the popliteal artery
most commonly affected by an embolism in the upper extemity
brachial artery
