Cardiology — Flashcards

One possible complication of mitral stenosis is pulmonary _____ and eventual right-sided heart failure

_____ heart failure may cause jugular venous distension due to increased systemic venous pressure

_____ is a cardiac biomarker that is useful for detecting reinfarction following acute MI

Cardiac _____ usually form a pedunculated mass in the left atrium (80%), which may cause syncope due to obstruction of the mitral valve

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan decreases the _____ BP by 8-14 mm Hg

Acute _____ commonly presents with sharp pain that is aggravated by inspiration and relieved by sitting up and leaning forward

_____ sign is increased jugular venous pressure on inspiration

One complication that may occur _____ - 7 days post-MI is papillary muscle rupture, which often causes mitral regurgitation

A bicuspid aortic valve presents with a soft systolic early ejection murmur that radiates to the _____ with a high frequency ejection click

Atrial fibrillation is characterized by an _____, irregular patterned rhythm