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- Severe HTN, pulmonary edema - IV nitroglycerin
- Coarctation of aorta is most common associated congenital cardiovascular abnormality with Turner syndrome
- Protein losing enteropathy, thromboembolic events, intra-atrial reentrant tachycardia are complications seen after atriopulmonary Fontan procedure for tricuspid atresia
- Carvedilol is beta blocker with alpha-blocking activity
- AVR, progressive dyspnea on exertion for several weeks, TEE 0.8 cm or smaller echodensity (clot) - subacute mechanical prosthetic valve thrombosis, management low-dose fibrinolytic therapy
- MI, HF (bibasilar crackles), EF 40% or less, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists eg eplerenone 25mg daily reduce mortality risk
- Coarctation of aorta occurs predominantly in males
- Myxomatous mitral valve disease, remote endocarditis - antibiotics recommended prior to dental cleaning
- Tenecteplase is most fibrin-specific
- ATP binding cassette transporter 1 (ABCA1) and ABCG1 both facilitate free cholesterol efflux to more mature HDL