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- Pulmonary embolism, hypotension - give alteplase 100 mg IV over 2 hours
- Heparin does not inactivate clot-bound thrombin
- Type A aortic dissection, dissection flap involving sinuses of Valsalva on chest CT aortography is associated with highest mortality
- Cyanosis, digital clubbing, loud P2, Graham Steell murmur - Eisenmenger syndrome
- Calcium channel blockers & epoprostenol (prostacyclin) have survival benefit in idiopathic (group 1) PAH
- History of HTN, ischemic stroke, on aspirin, PCI DES - next start clopidogrel
- ARBs reduce progression of aortic disease in Marfan syndrome by reducing activity of TGF-β
- Children with ASDs are underdeveloped physically and prone to respiratory tract infections
- PCI, sudden dyspnea, coarse breath sounds in lungs, high RV, PA, PCWP, low cardiac output - cause papillary muscle rupture
- CABG using saphenous vein, leg wound not healing+ulcer+edema, USG venous valve incompetence in deep veins, to improve wound healing advise compression stockings