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Subject : health-sciences
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1. What type of collagen is involved in fibrosis?






2. What type of vegetations does nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis (marantic endocarditis) cause?






3. What are Janeway lesions?






4. Are most congenital heart defects spontaneous or inherited?






5. What is a complication of chronic rheumatic heart disease?






6. What effect does chronic rheumatic heart disease have the mitral valve?






7. What type of ASD is associated w/Down syndrome?






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






9. What valves are most commonly involved in chronic rheumatic heart disease?






10. 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.






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






12. What are the sx of aortic regurg?






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






14. What is systolic dysfx?






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






16. What is endocardial fibroelastosis? In what population is it found?






17. When do CK- MB levels rise - peak - and return to normal?






18. How does adult coarctation of the aorta present?






19. Ostium primum ASD is associated with what congenital disorder?






20. What causes heart failure cells?






21. What increases the risk for chronic rheumatic heart disease?






22. Pericarditis 6-8 wks post MI.






23. What causes wear and tear aortic stenosis?






24. What are the causes of LHF?






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






26. When does the heart have a yellow pallor post MI?






27. What distinguishes stenosis caused by chronic rheumatic heart disease from wear and tear aortic stenosis?






28. What effect does transposition of the great vessels have on the ventricles?






29. What is an Anitschow cell?






30. How does restrictive cardiomyopathy present?






31. What vavular defect results from acute rheumatic fever?






32. How does hypertension cause LHF?

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33. What are the major criteria of the Jones criteria?






34. What type of valvular vegetations does S aureus cause?






35. What are the minor critera of the Jones criteria?






36. What is Loeffler syndrome?






37. What causes prinzmetal angina?






38. What is the definition of ischemia?






39. When do troponin levels rise - peak - and return to normal?






40. What congenital heart defect is associated with fetal alcohol syndrome?






41. Erythematous nontender lesions on palms and soles.






42. What does rupture of the IV septum cause?






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






44. Opening snap followed by diastolic rumble.






45. What effect does aortic regurg have on the pulse pressure? Why?






46. What congenital heart defect does indomethacin tx?






47. What is diastolic dysfx?






48. What are the Jones criteria?






49. With what other congenital heart defect is tricuspid atresia associated? What type of shunt is present?






50. What does rupture of a papillary muscle cause?