IABP for Cardiogenic Shock – Cardiology MCQ Routine placement of Intra Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) for cardiogenic shock is a Class — recommendation as per the 2017 European Society
Stereotactic arrhythmia radioablation Invasive catheter ablation is now an established modality of treatment for a wide variety of cardiac arrhythmias ranging from paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias to life-threatening ventricular
Alirocumab – a PCSK9 inhibitor Alirocumab is a human monoclonal antibody to proprotein convertase subtilisin–kexin type 9 (PCSK9). It is used to treat high cholesterol which is not
Andexanet Alfa – Antidote for factor Xa inhibitors United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) has recently approved Andexanet Alfa as an antidote for factor Xa inhibitors
Locomotor brachii or locomotor brachialis Locomotor brachii or locomotor brachialis is often described as a peripheral sign in severe aortic regurgitation or other causes of aortic runoff. It
Medication to prevent anthracycline cardiotoxicity – Cardiology MCQ – Answer Medication which is universally recommended to prevent anthracycline cardiotoxicity when high dose cancer chemotherapy is planned: Correct answer:
Tilting disc mitral prosthetic valve on X-ray chest PA view Tilting disc mitral prosthetic valve – the prosthetic valve suture ring is seen as a circular shadow within
Atherogenic dyslipidemia Atherogenic dyslipidemia is a triad of: Increased blood concentrations of small dense LDL (low density lipoprotein) particles (LDL-P) Decreased HDL (high density lipoprotein) particles (HDL-P) Increased
Tricuspid regurgitation – Medicine MCQ – CVS – Answer Tricuspid regurgitation produces – Correct answer: c) Giant v wave Systolic wave in the jugular venous pulse is the
