Cardiac Tumors
The most common benign primary cardiac tumor is
Myxoma
The most common cause of aortic dissection is
Chronic HTN
The difference between the transmitted frequency and the detected frequency is
Doppler shift
The optimum time to capture images after a treadmill exercise stress test is
60-90 sec
Patients with higher than normal HR may cause the Doppler signal of the LV inflow to
Merge into a single E/A
The most common site for a myxoma is
LA
The most common location to have a ruptured sinus of valsalva is the
RV
To calculate the aortic valve area which equation can be used
Continuity
The "gold standard" for the determination of ischemic heart disease is
Angiography
The percentage of blood volume that fills the LV in diastole and is ejected in systole describes the
Ejection Fraction
Which valve is most often affected by papillary fibroelastomas
MV
A narrowing of the descending aorta just distal to the left subclavian artery is called
Coarctation
Color flow imaging uses which type of Doppler
Pulsed
When an akinetic area of the heart becomes hypokinetic after exercise the cardiac tissue may be
Viable
Measuring form the opening to the closing of the aortic valve will calculate
LV ejection time
Which type of tumor is associated with tuberous sclerosis
Rhabdomyomas
The intimal flap in a dissection of the aorta at the ascending level may mimic this normal structure
Aortic valve
The formula for CSA x VTI is used to calculate
Stroke volume
What drug can be given to patients on beta blockers when Dobutamine does not achieve an adequate heart rate
Atropine
The normal EPSS should measure approximately
2-7 mm
Lipomatous hypertrophy may look like a mass and commonly involves the
IAS
What type of aortic dissection involves the descending aorta only
Stanford Type B
The velocity time integral measurement calculates
Mean pressure gradient
What is an indication for a stress echo
Chest pain
Statins are used to treat
High cholesterol