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| Which of the following is not a potential sequelae of myocardial infarction |
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| Echardiography cannot reliably detect |
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| When surgical intervention for AI is required, the most common procedure is |
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| T or F: AI in all stages of the disease process is often detected upon physical examination |
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| In chronic AI, the Austin Flint murmur is characterized as a |
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| Low-pitched, mid-diastolic rumble |
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| What is the average survival rate after the onset of congestive heart failure without treatment? |
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| In two dimensional quantification of aortic size, measures should be documented at what levels? |
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| Aortic annulus, sinus of Valsalva and ascending aorta |
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| What is the most common measurement for evaluating AI using color flow imaging? |
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| Ratio of jet height with left ventricular outflow tract height |
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| T or F: Measurement of the vena contract width (VCW) of an MR jet, in a 2-dimensional plane, is a simple, practical method that can accurately differentiate mild and severe degrees of MR |
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Technical benefits of using maximum magnification when zooming in on the vena contracta, prior to measurement, include which of the following?
a.Because the vena contracta size is small, this technique helps to minimize measurement error
b.This technique will increase line density and frame rate, maximizing image resolution
c.This technique will place the vena contracta in the focal zone of the transducer |
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| ASE guidelines, for evaluation of the severity of valvular regurgitation, state that a vena contracta width ________ is considered a severe lesion. |
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