Category: General Cardiology

Cardiac lesions in Behcet disease can be involve all three layers - pericarditis, myocarditis and endocarditis, with poor prognosis.

High altitude pulmonary edema is characterized by pulmonary vasoconstriction in response to reduced oxygen concentration in inhaled air at high altitude.

Pleiotropic effects of natriuretic peptides are natriuresis, suppression of RAAS, cytoprotective property, antihypertrophic action, anti fibrotic etc.

Dabigatran etexilate is indicated for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

A special formulation of doxorubicin reduce its toxicity is known as pegylated liposomal doxorubicin.

Cor pulmonale is heart disease secondary to lung disease which causes pulmonary hypertension. It is associated with RVH, leading to right heart failure.

Sitaxentan, ambrisentan and atrasentan are selective endothelin A receptor antagonists. Bosentan and Tezosentan are non selective endothelin inhibitors.

Cardiovascular risks of obesity: Premature atherosclerosis, risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure, decreased survival, due to cardiovascular deaths.

Sydenham’s chorea is one of the major manifestations of rheumatic fever. It is a quasi purposive, non repetitive involuntary movement.

There is very little evidence for the role of aspirin for primary prevention except in females above the age of sixty five years.