Abstract
Article: Unrecognized Cardiovascular Abnormalities Detected Through a Community Cardiovascular Screening Program
Authors: S. Michelle Bierig, PhD, ACS, RCS, RDCS, CPHQ, FSDMS, Anita Arnold, DO, FACC, FSCAI, Lynne C. Einbinder, MD, MPH, Eric Armbrecht, PhD, and Thomas Burroughs, PhD
Category: Cardiac (Adult) [AE]
Credit: 0.5 SDMS CME Credit
Objectives: After studying the article entitled “Unrecognized Cardiovascular Abnormalities Detected Through a Community Cardiovascular Screening Program,” you will be able to:
Recognize risk factors to predict possible cardiovascular disease
Recognize abnormal findings in cardiac screening
Understand the efficacy of different screening modalities
Participants with statistically significant abnormal imaging results were found to have which one of the following? Elevated BMI Male High blood pressure Smoker
Which of the following is an abnormal finding during a cardiac imaging test? ABI of 2.9 Mild aortic stenosis Left-sided internal carotid artery peak velocity of 115 cm/s Cardiac ejection fraction of 55%
Abnormalities in asymptomatic patients were found mostly in which test? ABI test Carotid sonogram Aortic sonogram Transthoracic echocardiogram
Which one of the following patients would be expected to be symptomatic based on this study? Caucasian male who is a current smoker and participates in exercise Severely obese male with a BMI of 38 kg/m2 and previous myocardial infarction A 69-year-old patient on cholesterol medication who participates in exercise A diabetic male on blood pressure medication with a family history of CV disease
In this study, which modality was found to be abnormal, similar to a previous population screening? Carotid sonography ABI Transthoracic echocardiogram Computed tomography
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