Location of atherosclerotic plaques in relation to a myocardial bridge: a) 20 – 30 mm proximal to the myocardial bridge b) within the myocardial bridge c) Distal to
Disadvantages of perioperative heparin bridging: a) Risk of thromboembolism due to subtherapeutic dose b) More prolonged total hospital stay c) Cost and inconvenience of heparin therapy d) All
ST prolongation in hypocalcemia ST prolongation in hypocalcemia: ST prolongation as a cause of QT interval prolongation is less common than other mechanisms of QT prolongation. In most
LAD Stenosis – Left coronary angiogram Left coronary angiogram showing tight stenosis of distal left anterior descending coronary artery just prior to its bifurcation into a terminal diagonal.
Statin for primary prevention Statin for primary prevention: Very high lipid levels of the order of LDL cholesterol above 190 mg/dL calls for usage of statins for primary
Prevention of CAD Prevention of CAD: Prevention is classified into primordial, primary and secondary. Primordial prevention is community level intervention to reduce risk factors and mostly not under
Special strategy for STEMI STEMI or ST segment elevation myocardial infarction needs early reperfusion and hence special strategies to minimize the first medical contact to reperfusion time. In
Initial strategy in acute coronary syndrome at primary care Check for differential diagnosis Some of the important differential diagnosis in the case of acute coronary syndrome are acute
Initial work up in acute coronary syndromes Symptomatic coronary artery disease can be divided into stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes. Asymptomatic coronary artery disease seldom
Multiple echo views in EMF Parasternal long axis (PLAX) view shows dilated right ventricular outflow tract. This pattern alone will not give a suspicion of endomyocardial fibrosis as
