Semester Pool Flashcards
A communication between the ascending aorta and the main pulmonary artery is called:
a. Aortopulmonary window
b. Patent ductus arteriosus
c. Supracristal ventricular septal defect
d. Coarctation of the aorta
a. Aortopulmonary window
A complete atrioventricular septal defect is ostium primum atrial septal defect with:
a. Cleft mitral valve
b. Canal (inlet)-type ventricular septal defect, common atrioventricular valve
c. Coarctation of the aorta
d. Canal (inlet)-type ventricular septal defect, patent ductus arteriosus
b. Canal (inlet)-type ventricular septal defect, common atrioventricular valve
A congenital malformation of the tricuspid valve in which one, two or all three leaflets are displaced downward from the annulus with right ventricular dysplasia (atrialization) is known as:
a. Ebstein’s anomaly
b. Tricuspid atresia
c. Epstein-Barr anomaly
d. Tricuspid stenosis
a. Ebstein’s anomaly
A defect is found in the central portion of the inter-atrial septum. The type of atrial septal defect present is:
a. Ostium primum
b. Ostium secundum
c. Sinus venosus
d. Coronary sinus
b. Ostium secundum
A membrane stretching from the left side of the interventricular septum to the right side of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve is called:
a. Aortic dissection
b. Discrete subaortic stenosis
c. Hourglass aortic stenosis
d. “Strand” aorta
b. Discrete subaortic stenosis
A patient with a long-standing history of systemic hypertension is sent to the emergency room after developing chest pain that radiated to the back. The electrocardiogram demonstrated left ventricular hypertrophy and the chest roentgenogram revealed a widening of the superior mediastinum. A possible diagnosis is:
a. Aortic dissection
b. Mitral stenosis
c. Pericarditis
d. Acute severe mitral regurgitation
a. Aortic dissection
A possible etiology for aortic aneurysm is:
a. Marfan syndrome
b. Dilated cardiomyopathy
c. Aortic regurgitation
d. Coronary artery disease
a. Marfan syndrome
A potential complication of patent foramen ovale is:
a. Paradoxical embolus
b. Valvular stenosis
c. Congestive heart failure
d. Mitral valve stenosis
a. Paradoxical embolus
A redundancy of the mid-portion of the atrial septum which may result in an inter-atrial shunt is called:
a. ASH
b. SAM
c. DSS
d. ASA
d. ASA
A two-dimensional echocardiographic finding for an aortic intimal flap indicates aortic:
a. Regurgitation
b. Dissection
c. Aneurysm
d. Stenosis
b. Dissection
All of the following are associated echocardiographic findings for atrial septal defect EXCEPT:
a. Right atrial enlargement
b. Paradoxical interventricular septal motion
c. Left ventricular enlargement
d. Right ventricular enlargement
c. Left ventricular enlargement
All of the following are associated with pulmonary stenosis EXCEPT:
a. Systolic doming of the pulmonary valve
b. Coarctation of the aorta
c. Pulmonary regurgitation
d. Right ventricular hypertrophy
b. Coarctation of the aorta
All of the following are true concerning supravalvular aortic stenosis EXCEPT:
a. Parasternal long-axis view allows visualization
b. Left ventricular volume overload
c. Hourglass type associated with Williams syndrome
d. Associated with proximal coronary artery dilatation
b. Left ventricular volume overload
All of the following surgical repairs for congenital heart disease are correctly matched EXCEPT:
a. Fontan: Single ventricle repair
b. Blalock-Taussig: Right subclavian artery to the right
pulmonary artery
c. Modified Glenn: Superior vena cava to the right pulmonary artery
d. Ross: Surgical ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus
d. Ross: Surgical ligation of a patent ductus arteriosus
An intimal flap in the aorta is discovered in the parasternal long-axis view, suprasternal long-axis view of the aorta and subcostal long-axis of the abdominal aorta. The type of aortic dissection is DeBakey type:
a. I
b. B
c. III
d. II
a. I
Associated anomalies of sinus of Valsalva aneurysm include all of
the following EXCEPT:
a. Bicuspid aortic valve
b. Atrial septal defect
c. Ventricular septal defect
d. Coarctation of the aorta
b. Atrial septal defect
Congenital heart defects strongly associated with Ebstein’s anomaly include:
a. Parachute mitral valve
b. Discrete subaortic stenosis
c. Coarctation of the aorta
d. Atrial septal defect
d. Atrial septal defect
Defects associated with tetralogy of Fallot in approximately 30% of cases include:
a. Bicuspid aortic valve
b. Overriding pulmonary artery
c. Right aortic arch
d. Tricuspid atresia
c. Right aortic arch
Echocardiographic criteria for the diagnosis of aortic dissection include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Recognition of an intimal flap within the aorta
b. Pleural effusion
c. Pericardial effusion
d. Decrease in aortic dimension
d. Decrease in aortic dimension
Eisenmenger’s syndrome may be associated with all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Ventricular septal defect
b. Bicuspid aortic valve
c. Atrial septal defect
d. Patent ductus arteriosus
b. Bicuspid aortic valve
For an agitated saline contrast exam, where will contrast appear proving the patient has an atrial septal defect?
a. Main pulmonary artery
b. Left atrium
c. Right atrium
d. Right ventricle
b. Left atrium
Important factors in evaluating post-surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Rule out residual shunting at the margins of the atrial septal defect repair
b. Evaluate right and left ventricular function
c. Rule out shunting at the margins of the ventricular septal defect repair
d. Rule out residual right ventricular outflow tract obstruction
a. Rule out residual shunting at the margins of the atrial septal defect repair
In a patient with ventricular septal defect the blood pressure is 120/80 mm Hg and the peak systolic velocity of the ventricular septal defect is 5 m/s. The right ventricular systolic pressure and systolic pulmonary artery pressure is:
a. 110 mm Hg
b. 20 mm Hg
c. 120 mm Hg
d. 30 mm Hg
b. 20 mm Hg
In coarctation of the aorta blood pressure in the legs:
a. Is higher than in the right arm
b. Is equal to blood pressure in the right arm
c. Is lower than the right arm
d. Cannot be compared with blood pressure in the right arm
c. Is lower than the right arm
Narrowing of the aortic isthmus is:
a. Aortic arch aneurysm
b. Aortic dissection
c. Coarctation of the aorta
d. Patent ductus arteriosus
c. Coarctation of the aorta
Patent ductus arteriosus results in
a. Right ventricular volume overload
b. Left ventricular pressure overload
c. Right ventricular pressure overload
d. Left ventricular volume overload
d. Left ventricular volume overload
Possible complications of aortic dissection include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Aortic regurgitation
b. Left ventricular inflow tract obstruction
c. Progressive enlargement of the aorta
d. Pericardial effusion
b. Left ventricular inflow tract obstruction
Prime characteristics of tetralogy of Fallot include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction
b. Malalignment ventricular septal defect
c. Right ventricular hypertrophy
d. Atrial septal defect
d. Atrial septal defect
The Doppler finding associated with patent ductus arteriosus is:
a. Holodiastolic flow reversal in the descending thoracic aorta
b. Increased flow velocity at the aortic isthmus
c. Decreased pressure half-time of the mitral valve
d. Systolic flow reversal in the pulmonary veins
a. Holodiastolic flow reversal in the descending thoracic aorta
The _____________ sinus of Valsalva is the most common sinus involved in sinus of Valsalva aneurysm.
a. Left
b. Non-coronary
c. All three are equally involved in sinus of Valsalva aneurysm
d. Right
d. Right
The cardiac chambers that are enlarged in ventricular septal defect initially are:
a. Left atrium; left ventricle
b. Right atrium; right ventricle
c. Right ventricle; left ventricle
d. Right atrium; left atrium
a. Left atrium; left ventricle
The cardiovascular abnormalities seen with Marfan syndrome include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Aortic dissection
b. Mitral supravalvular ring
c. Mitral valve prolapse
d. Dilatation of the aortic root, sinuses of Valsalva, ascending aorta
b. Mitral supravalvular ring
The congenital heart defect most often associated with Down syndrome (trisomy 21) is:
a. Coarctation of the aorta
b. Peripheral pulmonary stenosis
c. Atrioventricular septal defect
d. Tetralogy of Fallot
c. Atrioventricular septal defect
The four defects that make up tetralogy of Fallot are right ventricular outflow tract obstruction (e.g., pulmonary stenosis), ventricular septal defect, right ventricular hypertrophy and:
a. Atrial septal defect
b. Deviation of the aorta
c. Coarctation of the aorta
d. Cleft mitral valve
b. Deviation of the aorta
The most common location for aneurysm of the aorta is the:
a. Transverse aorta
b. Descending thoracic aorta
c. Abdominal aorta
d. Ascending aorta
c. Abdominal aorta
The most common type of ventricular septal defect is:
a. Trabecular
b. Inlet
c. Perimembranous
d. Outlet (supracristal)
c. Perimembranous
The normal Qp/Qs ratio is:
a. 1:1
b. 2:1
c. 50%
d. 1:2
a. 1:1
The physical finding of cyanosis is most common in:
a. Eisenmenger’s syndrome
b. Patent foramen ovale
c. Mitral valve prolapse
d. Pulmonary regurgitation
a. Eisenmenger’s syndrome
The type of ventricular septal defect most often associated with ventricular septal aneurysm is:
a. Outlet
b. Trabecular
c. Inlet
d. Perimembranous
d. Perimembranous
The peak velocity across a patent ductus arteriosus is 4 m/s and the blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg. The systolic pulmonary artery pressure is:
a. 36 mm Hg
b. 4 mm Hg
c. 26 mm Hg
d. 64 mm Hg
c. 26 mm Hg
The typical murmur associated with patent ductus arteriosus is:
a. Late systolic murmur
b. Decrescendo diastolic murmur
c. Holosystolic murmur
d. Continuous murmur
d. Continuous murmur
The view of choice when examining a patient with secundum atrial septal defect is:
a. Parasternal short-axis of the aortic valve
b. Apical four-chamber
c. Parasternal long-axis
d. Subcostal four-chamber
d. Subcostal four-chamber
Types of supravalvular aortic stenosis include all of the following EXCEPT:
a. Hypertrophic
b. Hourglass
c. Dissected
d. Tunne
c. Dissected
Uhl’s anomaly is:
a. Ostium primum atrial septal defect with cleft mitral valve
b. Right ventricular dysplasia
c. Left atrium aneurysm
d. Abnormal displacement of the tricuspid valve
b. Right ventricular dysplasia
Valvular lesions with which coarctation of the aorta is strongly associated include:
a. Tricuspid atresia
b. Aortic valve flail
c. Bicuspid aortic valve
d. Aortic valve vegetation
c. Bicuspid aortic valve
When evaluating atrial septal defect flow with color Doppler, the sonographer should:
a. Invert the color flow map
b. Invert the color flow map
c. Reduce the color velocity scale
d. Increase the color Doppler filter
c. Reduce the color velocity scale
A common echocardiographic finding in a cardiac surgery patient is:
a. Pleural effusion
b. Valvular stenosis
c. Paradoxical interventricular septal motion
d. Valvular prolapse
c. Paradoxical interventricular septal motion
A common two-dimensional echocardiographic finding in patients with chronic renal failure is:
a. Mitral valve prolapse
b. Aortic dissection
c. Pericardial effusion
d. Pulmonary hypertension
c. Pericardial effusion
A dilated coronary sinus is visualized in the parasternal long-axis. An agitated saline contrast study is performed and contrast is noted to appear in the coronary sinus before entering the right atrium. The diagnosis is most likely:
a. Normal
b. Persistent left superior vena cava
c. Inlet ventricular septal defect
d. Inlet ventricular septal defect
b. Persistent left superior vena cava
A left atrial volume is determined to be 44 ml/m^2. The left atrium is:
a. Hyperdynamic
b. Enlarged
c. Thrombosed
d. Normal
b. Enlarged
A membrane is visualized in the left atrium and appears to be superior to the fossa ovalis. This finding suggests:
a. Cor triatriatum
b. Mitral stenosis
c. Tetralogy of Fallot
d. Supravalvular mitral ring
a. Cor triatriatum
A membrane located at the level of the mitral valve annulus is mitral valve:
a. Prolapse
b. Flail
c. Annular calcification
d. Ring
d. Ring
A string-like structure is seen in the apex of the left ventricle. This finding may be called all of the following EXCEPT:
a. False tendon
b. Moderator band
c. Chordal web
d. Ectopic chordae
b. Moderator band
All of the following are associated echocardiographic/Doppler finding for the Marfan syndrome EXCEPT:
a. Mitral stenosis
b. Aortic dissection
c. Aortic root dilatation
d. Valvular regurgitation
a. Mitral stenosis
All of the following are associated findings for pulmonary embolism EXCEPT:
a. Tricuspid regurgitation
b. D-shaped left ventricle
c. Right ventricular dilatation
d. Left ventricular hypertrophy
d. Left ventricular hypertrophy
All of the following are expected echocardiographic/Doppler finding in the elderly EXCEPT:
a. Aortic valve sclerosis
b. Mitral annular calcification
c. Mitral valve E/A ratio of 1.5
d. Mild left atrial dilatation
c. Mitral valve E/A ratio of 1.5