LCA stenosis
Need for heart or other major surgery
Osteal or calcified lesions
Major complication in cath lab
Failure of stenting
Severe and diffuse disease (diabetes, renal disease, poor ventricular function)
All of the above
Long term patency is better
Fewer subsequent procedures
Conduit limited availability
Surgery more demanding
Increases would infection
All of the above
Longer term benefit
Double platelet therapy not required
Fast recovery
Risk of surgical complication
Bleeding
Graft occlusion or stenosis
Infection
Heart failure
Arrythmias
Venous thrombosis, Pulmonary embolism
All of the above
Mitral stenosis cross sectional area 1-1.5 cm
Mitral regurgitation: impaired LV
MR: dyspnea, weakness, palpitation
LV dimension greater than 6 cm
LA greater than 4.5 cm
All of the above
True
False
Prosthetic Valve Endocarditis
Thrombosis and thromboembolism
Bleeding from poorly regulated anticoagulation therapy
Perivalvular leak
Degeneration and calcification of valve leaflets
All of the above
Pts with lesions in small vessels
Pts who need heart surgery
Pts in dangerous occupation
Pts who have difficulty with medication compliance
All of the above
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