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- Amyloidosis shows low QRS voltage
- Lymphocytic myocarditis on biopsy, elevated troponin suggests fulminant myocarditis
- Methyldopa is known to cause autoimmune hemolytic anemia
- Hip arthroplasty, hypoxia, lungs clear - diagnosis pulmonary embolism, test CTPA
- Bracht-Wächter bodies are linear or flame-shaped streaks
- Progressive exertional dyspnea, neck veins distended, parasternal heave and systolic ejection murmur, lower extremity edema, splenectomy - PAH, CTEPH, test pulmonary arteriogram to confirm PAH
- ST segment elevation in leads II, III and aVF. During PCI CHB, hypotension, bradycardia after balloon deflation and prior to stent placement - treatment atropine followed by fluid
- V-HeFT II trail showed improved LV function and exercise tolerance with hydralazine plus nitrates
- Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is independent predictor of perioperative adverse cardiovascular events
- Statin can cause increase in blood glucose and new incidence of diabetes is dose dependent with absolute increase in rate of 0.4%. Increase in blood glucose with statins does not decrease CVD reduction benefit of statins