Author: Johnson Francis

Genetically determined high cholesterol also responds to low fat diet, exercise and medicines like statins. Some may need LDL apheresis.

Stroke volume is the amount of blood ejected from the ventricles into the arterial bed with each contraction.

One syndrome X is normal epicardial coronaries with recurrent anginal pain. Usually it is not a dangerous condition.

Amiodarone markedly increases effect of warfarin sodium. Amiodarone inhibits cytochrome P450 mediated metabolism of warfarin.

In dual chamber AV sequential pacing, ventricles are paced a short while after the atria, facilitating atrial help for ventricular filling.

Ezetemibe lowers blood cholesterol by inhibiting its intestinal absorption by acting on Niemann-Pick C1Like1 (NPC1L1) receptor in intestinal brush border.

Explaining the function of the heart as a pump

Heart attack is due to clotting of blood in a narrowed coronary artery.

A direct current defibrillation shock delivered directly over the implantable device can cause permanent damage, though not always.

Generally a person with heart murmur is unlikely to be taken for the air force as they do not take any chances in such high risk jobs.