Cardiology — Flashcards

_____ presents with a midsystolic click and late systolic murmur.

Patients with BP > _____/10 mmHg above goal should use two antihypertensives

Falsely _____ BNP values can be seen in heart failure, obese patients and flash pulmonary edema

The U wave on ECG is prominent in _____ and bradycardia

_____ syndrome is due to an abnormally fast accessory conduction pathway from the atria to ventricle via the bundle of Kent, which bypasses the slower AV node

Coarctation of the aorta in adults presents as _____ in the upper extremities and hypotension in the lower extremities

Isolated systolic hypertension can occur in _____, severe aortic regurgitation, or systemic causes (anemia, hyperthyroidism)

Hint: most common cause

_____ with ASD forms part of Lutembacher syndrome

_____ cardiomyopathy is associated with sudden death in young athletes due to ventricular arrhythmia

Atrial septal defect (ASD) results in a _____-to-right shunt