Cardiology Facts 59

  • 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