Chapter 8
Questions
- 141. The most common benign tumor in the heart is:
- A. Left atrial myxoma
- B. Papillary fibroelastoma
- C. Lamble’s excrescences
- D. Fibroma
- 142. The most common metastatic malignant tumor of the heart is:
- A. Melanoma
- B. Lung cancer
- C. Breast cancer
- D. Renal cancer
- 143. In a person with flail P2 segment of the posterior mitral leaflet (PML), the mitral regurgitation (MR) jet is likely to be:
- A. Posterior wall hugging
- B. Anterior wall hugging
- C. Central
- D. Cannot comment
- 144. In a person with flail A2 segment of the anterior mitral leaflet (AML), the MR jet is likely to be:
- A. Posterior wall hugging
- B. Anterior wall hugging
- C. Central
- D. Cannot comment
- 145. Total surface area of mitral leaflets is generally ______% of mitral annular area.
- A. 100%
- B. 120%
- C. 150%
- D. 200%
- 146. The PML compared to the AML is:
- A. Shorter
- B. Longer
- C. Same length as the anterior leaflet
- D. Of variable length
- 147. The length of the posterior leaflet attachment to the mitral annulus compared to that of the AML is:
- A. Shorter
- B. Longer
- C. Same
- D. Variable
- 148. In an apical long-axis view the following mitral leaflet segments are seen:
- A. A2P2
- B. A3P3
- C. A1P1
- D. A3P1
- 149. Apical two-chamber view is likely to show the following mitral leaflet segments:
- A. P1A2P3
- B. A2P2
- C. A3P1
- D. A1P1
- 150. The major diameter of the mitral annulus is best imaged from:
- A. Apical two-chamber view
- B. Apical long axis view
- C. Apical five-chamber view
- D. Parasternal long axis view
- 151. The MR jet is best visualized in parasternal long axis view when the transducer tip is directed more inferomedially. The location of the MR jet in this patient is:
- A. Medial commissure
- B. Lateral commissure
- C. Central
- 152. A continuous flow is visualized in the main pulmonary artery. This could be related to:
- A. Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- B. Coronary A–V fistula
- C. Idiopathic dilatation of main pulmonary artery
- D. None of the above
- 153. Echocardiographic features of anatomic right ventricle in a congenitally corrected transposition of great vessels are all of the following except:
- A. Trileaflet atrioventricular valve
- B. Apical position of associated atrioventricular valve
- C. Presence of moderator band
- D. Wall thickness < 7 mm
- 154. Problems encountered with congenitally corrected great arteries are all of the following except:
- A. Failure of systemic ventricle
- B. Tricuspid regurgitation
- C. Atrial and ventricular arrhythmias
- D. Aortic regurgitation
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- A. Left atrial myxoma

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