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- Secundum ASD associations: pulmonary hypertension, pulmonic stenosis, partial anomalous pulmonary venous connection, MVP
- Pericarditis is associated with thoracic radiation therapy
- Dyspnea, severe MS, severe MR - MVR
- Age 20s to late 50s, family history of hypertension, gradual increase in blood pressure - diagnosis essential hypertension; start thiazide diuretic
- Mesothelioma is most common neoplastic pericardial tumour in adults
- Right heart catheterization, positive test means greater than 10 mm Hg decrease in mean pulmonary artery pressure to absolute mean PAP lower than 40 mm Hg, without decline in cardiac output or rise in PCWP
- Inaudible arterial Doppler, audible venous Doppler, sensory loss more than toes, mild muscle weakness - immediately threatened, emergent revascularization within 6 hours
- HYPOthyroidism is secondary causes of dyslipidemia
- In constrictive pericarditis peak pulmonary artery systolic pressure less than 60 mmHg
- Waist circumference for diagnosis of metabolic syndrome is ≥88 cm in women