Which of the following are characteristics associated with Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

What is the job of a ventricular assist device?

Which of the following are contraindications of Impella use?

Is the Impella a temporary or permanently implanted device?

Which of the following is NOT true regarding MAP?

V waves greater than twice the mean PCW pressure indicate severe ____.

What type of cardiomyopathy has extremely rigid ventricles which lack flexibility? Right and left sided diastolic pressures do not equilibrate. 

This cardiomyopathy is due to stress “broken heart syndrome” or after a period of intense or emotional stress.

When IABP is used in patients with cardiogenic shock, this device temporarily corrects what?

This modality has a catheter with an ultrasound transducer mounted on the near the tip which is placed directly in the coronary artery and is capable of producing a two-dimensional image from the inside out; it also is very helpful in providing info post stent deployment about the position.