Category: General Cardiology

Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score Acute aortic dissection may be present in only about one in ten thousand patients presenting to the emergency department. But missing an aortic

Cardiovascular causes of stroke: AF, patent foramen ovale (PFO) with right to left shunt or atrial septal aneurysm, cardiomyopathy, aortic arch atheroma, valvular heart disease with intracardiac thrombi

Cor triatriatum or heart with three atrial chambers, can be either cor triatriatum dexter or cor triatriatum sinister.

Tolvaptan is vasopressin antagonist which acts on the V2 receptors in the renal tubules.

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