Category: General Cardiology

Lower Coenzyme Q10 levels have been linked to mortality in chronic heart failure.

Sudden Cardiac Death (SCD) can be defined as natural death from cardiac causes heralded by abrupt loss of consciousness within 1 hour of the onset of an acute

NT-proBNP levels reflect the mean values of left ventricular filling pressures over the previous 12 hours because of longer half life.

ECG Quiz 2

Bivalirudin is a synthetic 20 amino acid polypeptide. It interacts bivalently with both active catalytic site and exosite 1 of thrombin. Bivalirudin inactivates both free and fibrin bound thrombin.

Dabigatran Etexilate: Re-LY trial - Dabigatran vs warfarin for preventing stroke and systemic embolic events in atrial fibrillation.

Why Anticoagulation Clinic?

What is broken heart syndrome?

It takes at least 15 compressions for coronary perfusion pressure to reach peak value during CPR. Hence CPR should not be interrupted.

Cardiology question / answer session 4