Category: General Cardiology

Rheumatic fever is a post streptococcal autoimmune disorder. Many of the features of rheumatic fever were described by Sydenham as early as 17th century.

Hypertension is an important risk factor for stroke, renal disease, coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, LVH and congestive heart failure.

Levine and Harvey's grading of cardiac murmurs: graded depending on their intensity from grade 1 to grade 6, grade 6 being the loudest.

Drug interactions with clopidogrel: FDA issues a safety alert

Circulating endothelial cells proposed as new biomarker for irreversible pulmonary hypertension in congenital heart disease.

11 year old boy with CCHD detected at 2 days of age - possibilities: TOF like physiology, single atrium, TAPVC, Pulmonary AVF, Severe PS + ASD, R-L shunt.

Which vein has the highest oxygen saturation? Renal vein has the highest oxygen saturation.

Types of ventricular hypertrophy: Concentric, eccentric and asymmetric.

Ausculatation snippets

Bosentan decreased pulmonary vascular resistance and improved the cardiac index, but not the 6 minute walk distance.