Cardiology Facts 30


  • Low levels of gene expression can be detected by reverse transcriptase-PCR 
  • s/p knee surgery, shortness of breath, tachycardic, unilateral pretibial edema - high probability pulmonary embolism, test CTPA 
  • Cyclophosphamide complication - Acute myopericarditis 
  • Cleft mitral valve is associated with primum ASD 
  • Severe LV dysfunction, biventricular heart failure, shock refractory to inotropic support, increasing oxygenation requirement - venoarterial ECMO 
  • Patients who receive internal mammary artery grafts suffer fewer late deaths and myocardial infarctions than those who receive only saphenous vein grafts 
  • Pulmonary stenosis is most common cardiac defect seen in patients with Noonan syndrome 
  • DVT, dyspnea on exertion, high RVSP, TR - CTEPH, V/Q scan, thrombophilia screening antiphospholipid antibodies 
  • Aortitis and headaches are complication of Giant cell arteritis 
  • EF of 30% and NSVT - treatment ICD