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- 1.The most common cause of aortic regurgitation
- A.
Bicuspid aortic valve
- B.
Rheumatic heart disease
- C.
Marfan syndrome
- D.
Whipple disease
- 2.Physical examination finding in chronic aortic regurgitation
- A.
Becker sign
- B.
Corrigan pulse ("water-hammer" pulse)
- C.
Traube sign ("pistol-shot" pulse)
- D.
All of the above
- 3.Echocardiographic finding associated with poor prognosis in chronic aortic regurgitation and may require surgical intervention
- A.
A left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) < 55%
- B.
An LV end-systolic dimension > 45 mm
- C.
LV hypertrophy
- D.
All of the above
- 4.Indication for long-term vasodilator therapy for aortic regurgitation
- A.
Asymptomatic patients with moderate aortic regurgitation and ejection fraction findings within the reference range
- B.
Symptomatic surgical candidates
- C.
Nonsurgical candidates with chronic, severe aortic regurgitation
- D.
All of the above
- 5.Not an indication for surgical replacement of the aortic valve in chronic, severe aortic regurgitation
- A.
Symptomatic patients
- B.
Asymptomatic patients with a resting left ventricular LVEF ≤ 55%
- C.
Asymptomatic patients with ejection fraction results within the reference range and LV end-systolic dimension < 50 mm or LV end-diastolic dilation < 70 mm
- D.
Asymptomatic patients with LV dimension > 55 mm
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