Predictors of embolic events with aortic atheroma include plaque thickness >4 mm, mobile components, ulceration and lack of calcification
STEMI+hypotension, PCI TIMI 3 flow, inotrope uptitrated but no change in BP - next intra-aortic balloon counterpulsation
Cocaine causes platelet activation
Cardiac cath, groin pain, dark blue, pulsatile mass, pseudoaneurysm & hematoma - treatment surgical evacuation of hematoma and suture repair of artery
Consultation for football and basketball participation, feels "like million bucks" at playground, bradycardia - use standardised history questionnaire
Roth spots are collections of lymphocytes in nerve layer of retina
Statin therapy lower LFTs with fatty liver
Lower extremity CT angio severe arterial disease with single-vessel runoff to foot - next endovascular stenting
Takayasu arteritis & giant cell arteritis occur predominantly in women
Elective aortic replacement surgery is recommended for asymptomatic patients with Marfan syndrome with family history of sudden cardiac death, thoracic ascending aortic aneurysms between 4.0 and 5.0 cm