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1. What type of endocarditis is associated with SLE?






2. Which angina is relieved by Ca channel blockers?






3. L- to - R shunt switching to R- to - L shunt.






4. What does rupture of the LV free wall cause?






5. What are the complications of mitral stenosis?






6. When is a post - MI pt at highest risk for rupture of a LV structure? With what microscopic change is this complication associated?






7. Friction rub and chest pain.






8. What is the 1day-1wk -1mo mneumonic for MI?






9. Reactive histiocyte with slender - wavy 'caterpillar' nucleus.






10. How long after pharyngitis does acute rheumatic fever occur?






11. What are the clinical features of RHF due to?






12. What are the clinical features of LHF due to?






13. What are other (not atherosclerotic) causes of MI?






14. What are the causes of LHF?






15. What murmur ccan be heard in PDA?






16. In which chamber of the heart are rhabdomyomas found?






17. When do macrophagess infiltrate the myocardium post MI?






18. What is cardiogenic shock?






19. What is Loeffler syndrome?






20. What are the sx/complications of myocarditis?






21. What is the most common form of cardiomyopathy?






22. What is the tx for LHF?






23. What is the tx for aortic stenosis?






24. What is the only Jones criteria that doesn't resolve with time?






25. What determines the extent of shunting and cyanosis in tetralogy of fallot?






26. What does rupture of a papillary muscle cause?






27. Which chambers of the heart are generally spared in an MI?






28. How does restrictive cardiomyopathy cause LHF?

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29. Systolic ejection click followed by crescendo - decrescendo murmur.






30. What is the most common type of ASD? What %?






31. What conditions can cause nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis?






32. What is the most common cause of endocarditis in IV drug users?






33. What is the most common primary cardiac tumor in adults? Is it malignant or benign?






34. What are the tx for MI?






35. Chest pain the arises with exertion or emotional stress and is relieved by NG or rest. The pain lasts <20 min and radiates to the left arm or jaw. There is also diaphoresis and SOB - EKG shows ST- segment depression.






36. When would arrhythmia occur after MI?






37. What always follows necrosis?






38. What are the forward and backward sx of LHF?






39. Which vasculitis can cause MI?






40. Which coronary artery supplies the posterior wall of the LV and posterior septum?






41. What is eythema marginatum? What parts of the body does it commonly involve?






42. What causes an early - blowing diastolic murmur?






43. How do you prevent S viridans endocarditis?






44. With what disease is Libman - Sacks endocarditis associated?






45. What is a water - hammer pulse?






46. What generally causes ischemic heart disease?






47. What makes the MV prolapse murmur louder? Why?






48. Hypertension in upper extremities - hypotension in lower extremities - notching of ribs on CXR.






49. What is the most common tumor of the heart?






50. What is the most common primary cardiac tumor in children? Is it malignant or benign?