All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

In which condition can there be equal oxygen saturation in all four cardiac chambers? Conventionally, it is taught that oxygen saturation in all four cardiac chambers will be almost

Causes of significant cardiac failure after MVR (mitral valve replacement) Causes of significant cardiac failure after MVR include: Pulmonary hypertension Organic tricuspid regurgitation Chronic atrial fibrillation Advanced NYHA

What is the critical component in the repair of pulmonary atresia? Presence of a good sized confluent pulmonary artery is important in the surgical repair of pulmonary atresia.

Glagov phenomenon is: a) Positive remodeling of the artery b) Negative remodeling of the artery c) Dissection of the intima of the artery d) None of the above

What is seen on this chest X-ray? a) Prosthetic aortic valve b) Prosthetic pulmonary valve c) Prosthetic mitral valve d) Prosthetic tricuspid valve

This X-ray is suggestive of: a) Multivalvular heart disease b) Pericardial effusion c) Ebstein's anomaly of tricuspid valve d) None of the above

Radiation exposure in cardiac CT angiography CT (computerized tomography) angiography has higher radiation dose than conventional coronary angiography, almost 5 times. Radiation exposure is low for EBCT (electron

Calcium scoring of coronary arteries Calcium scoring of coronary arteries can be done with electron beam computed tomography, while the vessel assessment can be done only with multi

Glagov phenomenon Glagov phenomenon is the positive remodeling of arteries described by Seymour Glagov in 1987 [1]. By meticulous serial sectioning of left main coronary arteries in necropsy

Dual zone programming reduces inappropriate S-ICD shocks Dual zone ICD programming: Inappropriate shocks are an important adverse effects of life saving implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICD). Subcutaneous ICDs with