Cardiology — Flashcards

Flashcard 281: What is the most worrisome complication of Brugada syndrome? _____

Answer: Sudden cardiac death

Flashcard 282: _____ syndrome is a genetic cardiac disorder that causes sudden cardiac death, most commonly caused by a SCN5A gene mutation which encodes for cardiac Na+ channel proteins

Answer: Brugada

Flashcard 283: Cardiac tamponade classically has a \"_____\" appearance on CXR

Answer: water-bottle

Flashcard 284: What is the management of Brugada syndrome? _____

Answer: Implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD)

Flashcard 285: _____ is the most common cause of non-traumatic cardiac tamponade

Answer: Malignancy

Extra: Malignant disease (Lung CA, Breast CA, Lymphoma) is the most common cause of non-traumatic cardiac tamponade. Other causes include idiopathic pericarditis, uremia, and tuberculosis (most common in developing countries).

Flashcard 286: Brugada syndrome is more prevalent in _____ descent with an estimated occurrence of ~1 in 2,000-5,000

Answer: Asian

Flashcard 287: What is the initial investigation for Brugada syndrome? _____

Answer: ECG

Flashcard 288: In Wolff-Parkinson White (WPW) syndrome there is axis deviation _____ to the accessory pathway

Answer: contralateral

Flashcard 289: Widened/slurred QRS (delta wave) and ↓ PR interval is suggestive of _____

Answer: Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

Flashcard 290: Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) presents with a _____ QRS complex, shortened PR interval, and characteristic delta wave on ECG

Answer: broad