Cardiology Facts 39

 

  • Daptomycin increases risk of rhabdomyolysis when given with simvastatin 
  • Romano Ward syndrome is autosomal dominant long QT syndrome with normal hearing 
  • Pericardial effusion has become extremely rare cardiac manifestation of HIV infection in patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy 
  • Supravalvar AS & supravalvar PS associated with Williams syndrome 
  • Old age, headaches, jaw fatigability with chewing, shoulder stiffness - giant cell arteritis, temporal artery biopsy 
  • Blacked out during phlebotomy - Vasovagal syncope 
  • Multiple risk factors for CAD, lipid goals LDL <70 mg/dL and non-HDL <100 mg/dL 
  • Dyspnea, AS velocity 4m/s or above, gradient 40 mmHg or above, surgical risk <4% - Surgical AVR 
  • In 10% to 15% of people, arterial supply to AV node is from branch of left circumflex artery 
  • Most appropriate treatment for HTN in patient with MI - beta blocker