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Heart of Glass
Heartbreak Hotel
Unbreak my Heart
Beat of my heart
Heavy on my Heart
100
Superiorly and just above the clavicle.
What is where the apex of the lung is located?
100
Aortic valve stenosis and aortic regurgitation are often a result of this.
What is rheumatic fever?
100
It is the artery which accounts for about 50% of occlusive coronary lesions.
What is the left anterior descending (LAD)?
100
Absence of a heartbeat, cardiac standstill.
What is asystole?
100
The surgical approach for repair of coartation of the aorta and patent ductus arteriosus.
What is posteriolateral?
200
The bicuspid valve.
What is the mitral valve?
200
It is often heard with auscultation and it is indicative of involvement of the mitral valve.
What is a heart murmur?
200
It is the condition in which heart muscle dies from lack of oxygen and may lead to sudden cardiac death.
What is myocardial infarction?
200
Percentage of blood volume pumped out of the heart into systemic circulation. It is an indicator of ventricular function.
What is ejection fraction?
200
The average lifespan of biological and mechanical heart valve replacements.
What is 10 to 15 years?
300
Inferiorly on the left side.
What is the location of the apex of the heart?
300
It is the general term for incurable diseases of the heart for which transplantation is indicated.
What is cardiomyopathy?
300
It is the main pathogenic cause of coronary atherosclerosis and clinical manifestations.
What is ischemia?
300
Disorganized stimulation of the atria that prevents atrial contraction and does not allow for ventricular filling.
What is atrial fibrillation?
300
It is the type of graft used to repair atrial and ventricular septal defects in pediatric patients.
What is a Dacron Patch Graft?
400
It is the commonly used method of preserving the heart by reducing its metabolic needs.
What is hypothermia?
400
It is a congenital defect that involves failure of closure of the connection between the pulmonary artery and the aorta.
What is Patent Ductus Arteriosus?
400
It is where a Swan-Ganz catheter is placed.
What is the pulmonary artery?
400
An electrical conduction disorder that requires a permanent pacemaker.
What is Heart Block (3 degree)?
400
It is what a median sternotomy is closed with.
What is heavy gauge stainless steel?
500
Right Atrium and Ascending Aorta.
What are the locations most commonly used for cannulation for cardiopulmonary bypass?
500
A congenital defect that has four components and is characterized by cyanosis, causing the appearance of "blue babies".
What is Tetrology of Fallot?
500
It is the surgical separation of the flaps of the mitral valve.
What is a commissurotomy?
500
The function accomplished by cardiopulmonary bypass machine.
What is perfusion?
500
Medtronic OCTOPUS and Guidant Ultima OPCAB are these type of devices used for off-pump CABG.
What are stabilizers?