Assessment of Functional Capacity in HF/CPET- Mark Drazner, MD, FHFSA

Please complete this brief Pre-Test to give a baseline for learning.

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* 1. A 65-year-old woman is being evaluated for transplant and undergoes a cardiopulmonary stress test.
Which of the following variables, when numerically high, suggests her prognosis is poor?

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* 2. A 76-year-old man with an ischemic cardiomyopathy and COPD is referred to you because of persistent dyspnea on exertion for consideration of a DT VAD. His CPX showed:

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Based on this, you would:

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* 3. A 45-year-old woman with familial cardiomyopathy, LVEF 20%, and recent HF hospitalization is referred for consideration of heart transplantation. Her CPET showed the following:

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Based on this test, you conclude:

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* 4. Please provide your first and last name.
Pre-test questions will not be scored, your name is required solely to confirm completion.

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