Category: General Cardiology

Murmur of subvalvular aortic stenosis is unlikely to radiate to the carotids. Murmur of supravalvar aortic stenosis may radiate more to the right carotid. Supravalvar aortic stenosis is

Heparin should be overlapped with warfarin till the INR is within therapeutic range, with a minimum of four days after initiation of warfarin therapy.

Ventricular interdependence is the term used to describe the dysfunction of one ventricle secondary to a disorder of the other.

A palpable pericardial rub is known as pericardial fremitus. It is due to the friction between the parietal and visceral layers of the pericardium.

Myocardial viability assessment: The term viable myocardium is applied to myocardium with a potentially reversible contractile dysfunction in patients with coronary artery disease. It can be divided into stunned

The recommendation is that supplemental oxygen is indicated only if the oxygen saturation (SaO2 or SPO2) is less than 90% or partial pressure of oxygen (PaO2) is less

Various pathophysiological mechanisms have been associated with myocardial infarction with non obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA). It could be secondary to disorders in the epicardial coronary arteries like rupture

Myocardial infarction with non obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) had a prevalence of 6% among myocardial infarctions noted in a recent systematic review. They are more likely to be

PRECISE-DAPT score PRECISE-DAPT score is a simple 5 item score using age, creatinine clearance, haemoglobin, white-blood-cell count, and previous spontaneous bleeding. It is used to predict out of

DAPT score – Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Score DAPT score was developed to dichotomize patients after percutaneous coronary intervention into those who will benefit from prolonged DAPT with score