Category: General Cardiology

Ebstein's anomaly is characterised by the distal displacement of the septal and posterior leaflets of the tricuspid valve.

Carney complex is an autosomal dominant disorder characterised by cardiac myxomas, lentiginosis and endocrine abnormalities.

Libman-Sacks Endocarditis was described by Libman and Sacks in 1924 as sterile verrucous vegetations in cases of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Ticagrelor is an anti-platelet agent which acts by blocking the ADP receptors of the subtype P2Y12.

Most women have prodromal symptoms before an acute myocardial infarction.

Heart disease causes one out of three deaths in women and about half of these is due to coronary artery disease.

Prosthetic valve thrombosis: Obstruction of a prosthetic valve by a non infective thrombus is what we mean by prosthetic valve thrombosis. Size of the thrombus is important in

Catch 22 syndrome is also known as DiGeorge syndrome or Velo-cardio-facial syndrome.

ECG showing Left bundle branch block (LBBB) with 2:1 AV block.

Lipoprotein (a) genetic variants were strongly associated with increased level of Lp(a) lipoprotein.