Cardiology Facts 22

 

  • Further Cardiovascular Outcomes Research with PCSK9 Inhibition in Subjects with Elevated Risk (FOURIER) showed statistically significant reduction in nonfatal MI
  • Cocaine induced ACS - management aspirin, sublingual nitroglycerin, heparin 
  • Sacubitril, neprilysin inhibitor, increases levels of BNP 
  • SCD is more common in men 
  • HTN+severe LV dysfunction, creatinine borderline high & stable - treatment ACE inhibitor at low dose eg. lisinopril 5mg
  • Balloon mitral valvuloplasty is treatment of choice for patients with hemodynamically significant mitral stenosis, without left atrial thrombus and echo score of 8 or less 
  • Pain and swelling, acute thrombosis of superficial eg. right cephalic vein - treatment warm compresses and NSAIDs for pain 
  • CPAP is recommended to improve cardiovascular outcomes in central sleep apnea 
  • Enteroviruses are most common causes of viral pericarditis 
  • Amyloid heart disease show restrictive pattern of LV myocardium