Category: General Cardiology

Prothrombin complex concentrate (PCC) better than fresh frozen plasma (FFP) for urgent warfarin reversal - says a recent article published in Circulation

Risk of coronary artery disease (CAD) increases if you skip your breakfast, so says a new study published in the Circulation

Delta CPK-MB and Delta Troponin have been endorsed for early diagnosis of myocardial infarction in the 2012 ACC/AHA recommendations for UA / NSTEMI

Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) occurs due to non-coaptation of mitral leaflets in the setting of left ventricular dilatation.

Radiation associated heart disease is noted in survivors of breast cancer and Hodgkin’s disease who had undergone radiotherapy with radiation to heart

Calmodulin gene mutation producing life threatening QT prolongation

Features suggesting cardioembolic etiology: Sudden onset to maximal neurological deficit, decreased level of consciousness at onset, Wernicke's aphasia

Ivabradine is a selective inhibitor of the Funny Current (I_f) or the pacemaker current in the sinoatrial (SA) node.

Marfan Syndrome is a well known risk factor in pregnancy for aortic complications like dissection of aorta.

Metabolic syndrome has been documented as a powerful and independent predictor of more rapid progression of aortic stenosis, more so in the young.