Cardiology — Flashcards

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy causes _____ dysfunction

Hint: diastolic/systolic

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy can also present with _____

Hint: valvular pathology

What is the likely cause of syncope in a young patient with occasional chest pain, dyspnea, and a crescendo-decrescendo systolic murmur along the left sternal border without carotid radiation? _____

Patients with hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy most commonly present _____, but can develop dyspnoea, chest pain, palpitations, and syncope

Widened/slurred QRS (delta wave) and ↓ PR interval is suggestive of _____

Hint: arrhythmia

What investigation can be done to differentiate between myocarditis & pericarditis?

_____ & hypertrophic cardiomyopathy are important differentials for acute chest pain in young, fit patients

What is the management of myocarditis? _____

Hint: 2 step

What is the management of constrictive pericarditis? _____

A patient with atrial fibrillation for ≥ _____ hours or uncertain should be treated with rate control