Cardiology Review

1. Which direct oral anticoagulant is commonly prescribed to reduce stroke risk in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation?
3. Which loop diuretic is first-line therapy for relieving pulmonary edema in acute decompensated heart failure?
4. Which ACE inhibitor reduces mortality in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction?
5. Bilateral lower-extremity edema, orthopnea, elevated BNP, and pulmonary vascular congestion on chest x-ray are classic findings of what condition?
7. Which high-intensity statin should be initiated following an acute myocardial infarction unless contraindicated?
8. A 68-year-old man presents with crushing substernal chest pain radiating to the left arm. ECG demonstrates ST-segment elevation in leads II, III, and aVF. What is the diagnosis?
10. Beck's triad of hypotension, jugular venous distention, and muffled heart sounds is most consistent with what diagnosis?

2. An elderly patient has palpitations and an irregularly irregular pulse without distinct P waves on ECG. What arrhythmia is present?
6. A patient with fever, a new systolic murmur, and positive blood cultures after IV drug use most likely has what diagnosis?
9. A 72-year-old patient develops sudden tearing chest pain radiating to the back with unequal blood pressures in both arms. What life-threatening condition should be suspected?