Cardiology Facts 55


  • LEOPARD syndrome has deafness, pulmonic stenosis, complete heart block 
  • DAPT duration is 12 months after PCI for ACS 
  • Multiple fractures, hypermobile extremities, AR - osteogenesis imperfecta
  • Asymptomatic , mild pliable MS - next daily prophylactic oral penicillin V 
  • Fever, MR, bilateral rales, S3 gallop - infective endocarditis, worsening pulmonary edema is indication for TEE to assess progressive valvular destruction for urgent surgery 
  • Early-peaking murmur mild to moderate AS, late-peaking murmur severe AS
  • Chronic steroid, central obesity with striae on abdomen and ecchymoses, hypotension, high potassium, low sodium - adrenal crisis, most appropriate diagnostic test adrenocorticotropic hormone stimulation test
  • Risk of stroke or systemic embolism is lower with dabigatran 150 mg twice daily than with warfarin anticoagulation, with target INR 2.0 to 3.0
  • Obstructive sleep apnea & central sleep apnea both are associated with cardiovascular disease 
  • 20% to 30% of patients that undergo coronary angiography for ACS have non significant CAD