Cardiovascular — Flashcards

Mitral stenosis = _____ pulmonary vascular resistance

_____ valve is most often affected in rheumatic fever

Multiple medium-vessel aneurysms = _____

Hint: vasculitis

Pericarditis is a common cause of cardiac tamponade _____

Hint: T/F

Chronic hypertension = _____ LV hypertrophy = _____ HF

Hint: eccentric/concentric

Factor V Leiden = ↑ risk of _____

Hint: bleeding/thrombosis

In developed countries, _____ is the most common cause of mitral valve degeneration and subsequent mitral valve prolapse

Transient ischemic stroke (TIAs) only last a short time because the body's own _____ system dissolves the clot

Staphylococcus aureus causes _____ endocarditis, which is characterized by large vegetations that destroy the valve

Hint: acute/chronic

Acute bacterial endocarditis likely indicates _____

Hint: bacteria