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| Acute aortic regurg presents with: |
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| Sudden pulmonary edema and hypotension |
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| Symptoms of stenosis occur when the mitral valve orifice is less than __cm2 |
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| What is the normal mitral valve orifice area? |
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| What is the normal aortic valve orifice area? |
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| Acute elevations of left atrial pressure will cause pulmonary congestion if pulmonary capillary pressure rises above how many torr? |
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| Aortic stenosis becomes symptomatic when the valve area is: |
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| When is aortic stenosis considered critical? |
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| Valve area < 0.7 cm2 and tranvalvular gradient of >50 |
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| How can a valvular lesion cause hoarseness? |
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| Mitral stenosis causes an enlarged left atrium, which can compress the left recurrent laryngeal nerve |
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| What is usually the cause of mitral stenosis? |
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