A
_______ restoring blood flow to the heart.
Revascularization
True or false: Single-chamber pacemakers pace both right atrium and right ventricle of the heart with two connecting leads
False. Dual-chamber pacemakers pace both right atrium and right ventricle of the heart with two connecting leads
True or false: Single-chamber pacemakers pace the right atrium or ventricle with one connecting lead.
True
Unlike an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), _____ is worn outside the body rather than implanted in the chest. This device continuously monitors the patient's heart and detects life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms.
A. Pacemaker
B. CABG
C. Holter monitor
D. ICD vest
D. ICD vest
______ test is an alternative to exercise stress test. Using these medications you artificially increase HR and oxygen demand.
A. Exercise stress test studies
B. Nuclear studies
C. Electrophysiology studies
D. Pharmacological stress test studies
D. Pharmacological stress test studies
A _____ is an EKG recording done over a period of 24 or more hours. It is used for patients who have infrequent symptoms. It is a 24-hours monitoring system that records and saves data continuously.
A. Holter monitor
B. ICD
C. Pacemaker
D. Defibrillator
A. Holter monitor
A 55 years old man is referred to a cardiologist by his PCP because of a positive resting EKG. Patient has a PMH of stent placement 2 weeks ago and is currently having severe chest pain. Which one of the following tests should be performed next?
A. Holter monitoring
B. An echocardiogram
C. An angiogram
D. An electrophysiology study
E. A loop recording
C. An angiogram
______ is a minimally invasive procedure to open up blocked coronary arteries, allowing blood to circulate unobstructed to the heart muscle.
A. PCI
B. Defibrillator
C. Cardiac resynchronization therapy
D. Ventricular assist device
A. PCI
A cardiologist would like to visualize a patient’s heart valves and motion. The best test to order for this patient is _____________.
A. A resting EKG
B. A nuclear study
C. An echocardiogram
D. A treadmill stress test
E. An event monitor
C. An echocardiogram
____ studies use noninvasive techniques to assess myocardial blood flow, evaluate the pumping function of the heart as well as visualize the size and location of a heart attack. Among the techniques of these studies, myocardial perfusion imaging is the most widely used.
A. Exercise stress test studies
B. Nuclear studies
C. Electrophysiology studies
D. Pharmacological stress test studies
B. Nuclear studies
A cardiologist would like to directly visualize a patient’s coronary anatomy and rule out any occlusion in the coronary arteries. The best test to order for this patient is ____________.
A. A resting EKG
B. An echo
C. A treadmill stress test
D. An angiogram
E. An echocardiogram
D. An angiogram
In heart failure patients, ______ or biventricular pacing, is used to help improve the heart’s rhythm and the symptoms associated with the arrhythmia.
A. PCI
B. Defibrillator
C. Cardiac resynchronization therapy
D. Ventricular assist device
C. Cardiac resynchronization therapy
The result of a Holter monitor indicates that a patient has had several episodes of symptomatic and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia in the past 48 hours. The cardiologist in charge believes this patient is a candidate for a device. This patient will be referred to an electrophysiologist for ______________ implantation.
A. A pacemaker
B. An ICD
C. A coronary stent
D. A loop recorder
E. An EKG
B. An ICD
______ are used in the management of rhythm abnormalities. They include single-chamber and dual-chamber devices.
A. Pacemaker
B. CABG
C. Stent
D. Heart transplant
A. Pacemaker
_____ is a type of surgery that improves blood flow to the heart. Surgeons use this to treat people who have severe coronary heart disease. This procedure is highly invasive.
A. Pacemaker implantation
B. CABG
C. Stenting
D. ICD implantation
B. CABG
_______ are also known as a mechanical circulatory support device — is an implantable mechanical pump that helps pump blood from the lower chambers of the heart (the ventricles) to the rest of your body.
A. PCI
B. Defibrillator
C. Cardiac resynchronization therapy
D. Ventricular assist device
D. Ventricular assist device
_______ test studies is similar to an ECG but records the activity of the heart as it works harder, for example while you’re walking/running on a treadmill.
A. Exercise stress test studies
B. Nuclear studies
C. Electrophysiology studies
D. Pharmacological stress test studies
A. Exercise stress test studies
________studies test the electrical activity of your heart to find where an arrhythmia (abnormal heartbeat) is coming from. The electrophysiologist takes patient to the cath lab and induces arrhythmia to find the location of the abnormal rhythm to burn it. The procedure also called ablation.
A. Exercise stress test studies
B. Nuclear studies
C. Electrophysiology studies
D. Pharmacological stress test studies
C. Electrophysiology studies
_______ continuously monitors your heartbeat and delivers electrical pulses to restore a normal heart rhythm when necessary.
A. Pacemaker
B. CABG
C. Stent
D. ICD
D. ICD
____ = mesh tube implanted to prevent re-closure of the blood vessel.
A. Pacemaker
B. CABG
C. Stent
D. ICD
C. Stent
Can have a ________ implanted while waiting for a heart transplant or for the heart to become strong enough to effectively pump blood on its own.
A. PCI
B. Defibrillator
C. Ventricular assist device
D. Holter monitor
C. Ventricular assist device
True or false: An ICD is an implantable cardioverter defibrillator, implanted inside a patient’s chest to prevent sudden death in patients with known, or non-sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation.
False; sustained vtach/vfib
The electrophysiologist takes a patient to the cath lab and induces arrhythmia to find the location of the abnormal rhythm to burn it. The procedure also called _______.
A. Stenting
B. Cardiac resynchronization therapy
C. Holter monitor
D. Ablation
D. Ablation
Stents include bare metal stents and ___________ stents.
drug-eluting
__________ coordinates chambers and restores the normal timing of the beats causing both ventricles to pump together.
A. Stenting
B. Cardiac resynchronization therapy
C. Holter monitor
D. Ventricular assist device
B. Cardiac resynchronization therapy