Category: General Cardiology

Skipping of heart beats occasionally may not be much dangerous

Stopping of cholesterol lowering medications cause a rebound increase in blood cholesterol levels.

An implanted defibrillator can promptly detect and treat abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias) and prevent sudden death.

Medications belonging to the group of beta blockers (e.g. atenolol) and some calcium channel blockers (e.g. verapamil), can reduce resting heart rate

Compounds contained in coffee which can increase cholesterol belong to the group known as diterpenes which include cafestol and kahweol

Habitual coffee consumption is associated with significant lowering of the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus

Pseudoaneurysm of left ventricle is a chronic ventricular rupture with the wall of the pseudoaneurysm composed of pericardium.

Right coronary artery is more likely to be involved in aortic dissection than left. Hence it is better to look for aortic dissection in all cases of IWMI.

The risk of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) and pulmonary embolism can be reduced by giving intermittent pneumatic compression of the calf muscles

Biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome