Category: Cardiology

Apixaban is a direct factor Xa inhibitor. It has an oral bioavailability of about fifty percent.

Rivaroxaban is direct, specific, competitive factor Xa inhibitor and it has a half life of five to thirteen hours.

Multidetector CT was performed immediately after the final check angio of PCI procedure without administering any further contrast for the CT.

Good correlation between IVUS derived measurements and 3D quantitative coronary angiography has been demonstrated in a study.

Carotid artery stenting for acute atherosclerotic occlusion of extracranial portion of internal carotid artery with a severe stroke is feasible and safe.

In patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and LDL levels below 70 mg/dl, there was no added benefit by giving niacin along simvastatin.

Vorapaxar to standard therapy did not reduce the primary composite end point, but increased risk of major bleeding including intracranial hemorrhage.

Posterior leaflet has three independently mobile scallops named P1, P2 and P3. Anterior leaflet is divided into virtual subdivisions known as A1, A2 and A3.

Mitral isthmus is the region between the left inferior pulmonary vein ositum and the mitral annulus.

Dabigatran: Class I recommendation (level of evidence B) as an alternative to warfarin for the prevention of stroke and systemic thromboembolism in AF