Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) is characterised by polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by conditions which increase catecholamine levels like exercise or emotional stress.
Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is recommended when:
a) In all patients
b) When CHADS2 score is two or more
c) When CHA2DS2-VASC score is two or
Potential options in case of high defibrillation threshold while testing ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator):
a) Subpectoral implantation
b) Reversal of shocking vector polarity
c) Adding a subcutaneous array
d) All of the
Bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-DPD is useful in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) to exclude:
a) HCM due to sarcomere protein mutations
b) Fabry disease
c) Danon disease
d) TTR amyloidosis
Brugada Syndrome is a genetic disorder characterised by right bundle branch block pattern with ST segment elevation and T wave inversion in right precordial leads. Life threatening ventricular
In atrial fibrillation there is no effective contraction of the atria. The fibrillary waves are of low amplitude and many of them do not get conducted to the
Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the commonest congenital heart diseases in the adult. It is a defect in the septum separting the two upper chambers of
