Category: Angiography and Interventions

Functional assessment of severity of coronary lesion is best done using: a) Optical coherence tomography b) Coronary angiography c) Intravascular ultrasound d) Fractional flow reserve

Modifications shown to reduce restenosis in bare metal stents (BMS): a) Modification of stent design b) Modification of stent material c) Thinning of stent struts d) All of the above

The Heart Team includes clinical cardiologists, interventional cardiologists & cardiac surgeons and takes balanced decision in complex CAD.

Potential risks of bilateral internal iliac occlusion Bilateral internal iliac occlusion due to a stent graft can result in some potential complications: Gluteal claudication and necrosis in severe

Arterial embolectomy is done using Fogarty catheter.

Diagnostic Coronary Catheters Diagnostic Coronary Catheters: Diagnostic coronary angiography is most often undertaken either through the femoral route or radial route. Rarely brachial or axillary access may be

Coronary stents are tiny spring like structures implanted in coronary arteries to maintain their lumen after balloon angioplasty.

Coronary angiography is an investigation in which iodine containing contrast is injected into the coronary artery and cine films or fluoroscopic video are recorded using X-ray equipment.

Coil embolization of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) is one of the options for non-surgical closure of ductus. The other non-surgical option is device closure with Amplatzer PDA occluder.

If the left circumflex coronary artery crosses the crux of the heart (junction of interventricular and interatrial grooves posteriorly) to the opposite side, it is known as the