______ invented the stethoscope, improving the ability to listen to internal heart sounds
René Laënnec
Treatment of choice for Belhassen's VT
-Verapamil
Boundaries of triangle of Koch's
- Tendon of Todaro, Coronary sinus, tricuspid annulus
Autosomal dominant condition which affects bones in the arms and hands, and may also cause hearing problems
Hold Oram syndrome
- chromosome 12, TBX5 gene mutation
Apical displacement of septal leaflet of tricuspid valve should be more than this to define Ebsteins abnormally
8mm/m2
Cardiac catheterization paved the way for coronary arteriography, which was first performed by ___
Mason Sones
The mechanism of pro arrhythmia in digoxin toxicity, CPVT which is non-pause dependent is ________
- Calcium overload / Delayed after depolarization.
Gibson murmur is heard in patients with this
-PDA
_____ A bulging in the lower front chest area (epigastrium), historically associated with a large fluid buildup around the heart (pericardial effusion).
Auenbrugger's Sign
Supravalvular mitral membrane, parachute mitral valve, subaortic stenosis, coarctation
Shone complex
In 1953, _____ at Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia performed the first open-heart operation using cardiopulmonary bypass when he successfully closed an atrial septal defect in an 18-year-old girl
John Gibbon
Inheritance pattern of Brugada and Long QT syndrome
-Autosomal dominant
This is when aortic pressure exceeds LV pressure during LVAD support and the aortic valve remains closed
LV – aortic pressure uncoupling
A familial form of mitral valve prolapse which is sometimes inherited as an autosomal dominant trait.
Barlow’s syndrome
Phlebotomy is indicated for cyanotic CHD if hematocrit
> 65 mg/dL
In 1961, ________ , then a registrar in cardiology at the Royal Infirmary in Edinburgh, Scotland, articulated the concept of the coronary care unit
Desmond Julian
IV drugs for treatment of hemodynamically stable patients with preexisted Afib
Ibutilide, Procainamide, Amiodarone
2020 ACC/AHA gudeline recommends TEER in patients with HF and severe MR due to LV dysfunction below this pulmonary arterty systolic pressure
70 mmHg
____ An X-linked mutation of the TAZ gene, leading to dilated cardiomyopathy, skeletal myopathy, short stature and neutropenia. 3-methylglutaconic acid excretion in the urine has been observed in almost all reported cases.
Barth syndrome
LV to RA shunt is called to
gerbode defect
In 1944, _______ , at Harvard and the Massachusetts General Hospital, often referred to as the father of American cardiology, pioneered the concept of cardiovascular prevention
Dr. Paul Dudley White
Preexitation syndrome due to accessory pathway present very close to AV node [James fibres] Short PR and absent Delta waves on ECG
Lown–Ganong–Levine (LGL) syndrome
PCI did not reduce the occurrence of death, reinfarction, or heart failure and there was a trend towards excessive reinfarction rate for years of follow-up in stable patients with occlusion of the infarct when artery 3 to 28 days after MI
OAT Trial
An eponym for rheumatic fever.
Bouillaud’s syndrome
Potts shunt connects these two structures
L pulmonary artery to ascending aorta