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Heart Disease FAQ
Opening narrowed heart valves without surgery is by dilating them with balloons introduced into the heart through blood vessels.
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Cardiac Surgery
Pulmonary artery banding is used to reduce the pulmonary blood flow in situations of high pulmonary blood flow as a result of left to right shunts.
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General Cardiology
Commonest great artery relationship in DORV is side by side. Other types are NRGA like, D-TGA like and L-TGA like great artery relationships.
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Angiography and Interventions
Asymmetric VSD closure device has been designed for the closure of:
a) Sub-pulmonic VSD
b) Peri-membraneous VSD
c) Muscular VSD
d) Inlet VSD
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Angiography and Interventions
An asymmetric VSD closure device is found to decrease the chance of complete heart block.
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Cardiology MCQ
Which of the following is not an endothelium derived relaxing factor?
a) Endothelium derived hyperpolarising factor
b) Nitric oxide
c) Prostacyclin
d) Thromboxane A2
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Cardiology MCQ
Patient prosthesis mismatch is most likely to occur with:
a) AVR
b) MVR
c) Pulmonary valve replacement
d) Tricuspid valve replacement
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Cardiology MCQ
While assessing brachial artery flow mediated vasodilation, compression to induce ischemia is given:
a) Proximal
b) Distal
c) Either in the arm or in the fore arm
d) None of the above
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Cardiology MCQ
Commonest great artery relationship in DORV is:
a) NRGA
b) Side by side aorta and PA
c) Aorta is anterior and to the left of PA
d) None of the above
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General Cardiology
Brachial artery flow mediated vasodilation is considered to be an important way to assess the endothelial function on the bedside.
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