Category: Angiography and Interventions

Aortic root angiogram showing saphenous vein graft in left anterior oblique (LAO) view.

Inferior vena caval filters are deployed for prevention of pulmonary embolism in the face of venous thrombosis as secondary prophylaxis after an episode.

Which of the following coronary catheters has only one type for both left and right coronary arteries? a) Judkins catheter b) Amplatz catheter c) Sones catheter d) None

Arterial embolectomy is done using: a) Micro catheter b) Cobra catheter c) Fogarty catheter d) Cournand catheter Correct Answer

Measures to prevent spinal cord ischemia in TEVAR (thoracic endovascular repair of aortic aneurysm): a) Avoiding blockage of left subclavian b) Surgical graft to left subclavian before TEVAR c) Pre procedure drainage

Coil embolisation of internal iliacs is resorted to for preventing type __ endoleak when the aortic stent grafts needs to be extended into the external iliac arteries: a)

Transcatheter repair of tricuspid valve Transcatheter repair of tricuspid valve: An article in JACC [1] has highlighted the possibility of transcatheter repair of tricuspid valve in severe tricuspid

Inferior vena caval filter Inferior vena caval (IVC) filter is usually deployed to prevent migration of venous thrombus from lower limb or pelvic veins to the right heart

Optical coherence tomography for evaluation after coronary stent implantation Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is being made available in more and more centres and has taken off from the

Which of the following lesion location in left main coronary artery stenosis has the worst long term outcome after angioplasty and stenting? a) Ostial stenosis b) Mid shaft stenosis c) Bifurcation