Echo-Qs: 1. Hypercontractility of the left ventricle in the presence of mitral regurgitation is usually attributed to: a) pressure overload b) volume overload c) obstruction of flow through orfice d) dilatation of the LV 2. Which of the following connective tissue disorders is most likely to result in an aneurysm of the ascending aorta? a) Marfans syndrome b) osteogenesis imperfecta c) Ehler-Danlos syndrome d) Hurlurs syndrome 3. The coronary artery supplying the inferior septum in most patients in the: a) right posterior descending b) right anterior descending c) left anterior descending d) left circumflex 4. A true aneurysm of the left ventricle should be distinguishable from a pseudoaneurysm on the two dimensional echo because: a) a pseudo aneurysm has a smaller, more narrow neck than a true aneurysm b) a pseudo aneurysm never contains thrombus and a true aneurysm always contains layered thrombus c) a pseudo aneurysm is always larger in overall size than a true aneurysm d) pseudo aneurysms only occur on the interventricular eptum 5. Which of the following LV inflow parameters increases with age? a) E/A ratio b) deceleration time c) isovolumic relaxation time d) pulmonary atrial flow reversal velocity 6. Carcinoid disease manifests itself in the heart as: a) thickening and tethering of the right sided valve leaflets b) mitral and aortic stenosis c) vegetations involving the right heart valves d) severe pulmonary hypertension
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