Author: Johnson Francis

Monomorphic ventricular ectopics are premature ventricular beats having the same morphology or shape.

Bruce protocol for treadmill exercise test has seven stages, each lasting three minutes.

TMT test is short form for treadmill exercise test. TMT is done on a motorized treadmill which is controlled by a computer console.

ECG cannot detect all heart problems. ECG is a record of electrical activity of heart and detects only heart problems which alter its electrical activity.

Hypokinesia means decreased motion. The term is applied to the movement of regions of the heart.

WPW syndrome is characterized on the ECG by a short PR interval, wide QRS complex and a delta wave at the beginning of the QRS complex.

Statins are drugs like atorvastatin which inhibits cholesterol synthesis by inhibiting the liver enzyme HMG Co A reductase, which is more active at night.

Left ventricular failure is a potentially life threatening condition, depending on how rapidly it progresses and how severe it is.

Myocardial viability assessment is done after a heart attack to see if the affected region of the heart has significant amount of viable myocardium.

Starlings law of the heart states that the force of contraction of the heart muscle is directly proportional to the initial fibre length.