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Echocardiography
Congenital Heart Disease Part 3: Transposition, Coarctation, Eisenmenger
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02/18/2010

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The definition of Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries (CCTGA) is:
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Inverted ventricles and transposition of the great arteries
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In CCTGA the position of the Great Vessels to each other is:
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The aorta is anterior to and left of the pulmonary artery
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Normal
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L Transposition
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D Transposition
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Abnomolous origin of the coronary arteries
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Congenitially Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries has a prevalence of:
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Male to Female ratio is 1.4:1
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The embryologic reason why the heart develops Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries is:
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The primitive heart tube loops to the left instead of the right
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The EKG finding most seen in patients with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries is:

 

Definition
Variable degrees of AV block
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What type of surgery is necessary in patients with Congenitally Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries:

 

Definition
None
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The definition of Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries (CTGA) (aka D-Transposition)
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Atrioventricular concordance with ventriculoarterial discordance
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What is the best view to examine and evaluate for Coarctation?

 

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Suprasternal notch long axis
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The pathophysiology of complete transposition of the great arteries is Aorta orginates from the _________ carrying ________ blood to the body
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Right Ventricle, De-saturated
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The pathophysiology of complete transposition of the great arteries is Pulmonary Artery orginates from the _________ carrying ________ blood to the lungs
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Left Ventricle, Saturated
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A _________ is necessary for the survival of patients with Complete Transposition of the Great Arteries
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ASD, PDA, VSD
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The definition of Eisenmenger's Syndrome (ES) is
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Reversal of a congenital shunt from left to right to right to left secondary to irreversible elevation of pulmonary vascular resistance and severe pulmonary hypertension
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Which one of these is not a type of Coarctation of the Aorta?

 

A.) Isthmuasductal

B.) Juxtaductal

C.) Preductal

D.) Postductal

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 Isthmuasductal
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The most common symptom of patients with Eisenmenger's Syndrome (ES) is
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Exertional Dyspnea
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The chambers that are typically dilated with Eisenmenger's Syndrome (ES) are
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Right Atrium, Right Ventricular and Pulmonary Artery
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The surgery most commonly performed in patients with D-Transposition is
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Jatene
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The surgery that excises the AV and places the PV annulus and trunk into the aortic position with re-implatation of the coronary arteries. On the pulmonic side a homograft conduit is placed between the RV and the Pulmonary Artery is called
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Ross Procedure
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The physical exam of a patient with Coarctation of the Aorta is
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Elevated systolic BP in upper extremities with normal to low systolic BP in lower extremities
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The indication for VSD repair is
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Qp/Qs > 1.5:1 with LVE or AI
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The most common associated defect seen in Coarctation of the Aorta is
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Bicuspid Aortic Valve
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The syndrome that is associated with Coarctation of the Aorta is
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Turner's Syndrome
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