Category: Cardiology

Ezetemibe lowers blood cholesterol by inhibiting its intestinal absorption by acting on Niemann-Pick C1Like1 (NPC1L1) receptor in intestinal brush border.

Generally a person with heart murmur is unlikely to be taken for the air force as they do not take any chances in such high risk jobs.

STEMI is ST elevation myocardial infarction and NSTEMI non ST elevation myocardial infarction.

If stroke volume decreases, there is a compensatory increase in heart rate so that the product (cardiac output) remains the same.

How are arterial emboli removed? The blood vessel is opened and a Fogarty catheter (a small tube with a balloon at its tip) is inserted. The balloon end

How does blood pressure get elevated in polycythemia rubra vera? Polycythemia rubra vera is a condition in which there is an abnormal increase in the erythrocyte count. Increased

Can you mention an adverse effect common to many antihypertensive drugs? Orthostatic hypotension or fall in blood pressure on standing up, is an adverse effect common to diuretics,

Intracranial pressure goes up with bleeding in the brain, causing a reflex increase in blood pressure pressure and slowing of heart rate (Cushing reflex).

Fluroscopy is an excellent tool for the evaluation of mechanical prosthetic valves.

Crux of the heart: Junction of the atrioventricular and inter ventricular grooves behind the heart.