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- Bleeding gastric ulcer, DVT - place IVC filter
- Most common chromosomal abnormality associated with TOF is 22q11.2 microdeletion
- Amiodarone is appropriate to prevents recurrent Afib with nonischemic CMP and class III congestive heart failure
- HTN, serum potassium borderline low, sodium 145 & bicarbonate 30 near upper limit - primary aldosteronism, test plasma renin activity and aldosterone concentration
- Referral of patient for biventricular pacing is based on QRS duration more than 150 ms
- In S. aureus native valve endocarditis, antibiotic therapy alone is often curative
- After Vfib, for each minute CPR and defibrillation are delayed, probability of survival is decreased by 10%
- Exertional dyspnea as manifestation of heart failure is most significant clinical marker for adverse outcome in aortic stenosis, predictive of 1- to 2-year survival if valve is not replaced
- T-wave inversions, raised troponin, severe LV dysfunction - coronary angiography
- Ebstein anomaly, asymptomatic, active patient with moderately severe 3+ TR - recommend regular follow up with repeat TTE in 6 months