Treatment of Progeria with Farnesylation Inhibitors Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder characterized by premature aging and the affected children die of myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular
Extravirgin olive oil may reduce atrial fibrillation – PREDIMED sub study The PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) was a randomized primary prevention trial which evaluated extravirgin olive oil
Cardiac Pacemaker Cardiac pacemaker is a device meant to give regular electrical pulses to the heart when the normal pacemaker function of the heart is defective. The normal
Electrical storm Electrical storm is a life threatening cardiac emergency characterized by recurrent ventricular tachycardia (VT)/fibrillation (VF). By definition three or more episodes separated by more than 5
X-ray Chest PA view (CXR-PA) Near normal chest X-ray postero-anterior view with annotations to show tracheal air shadow, air shadow of stomach, descending aortic shadow seen within the
Libman–Sacks endocarditis is seen in:
a) Carcinoid syndrome
b) Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
c) Hypereosinophilic syndrome
d) Endocardial fibroelastosis
Can you explain the mechanism of heart muscle contraction? Heart muscle contraction occurs due to the sliding in of actin and myosin myofilaments so that the length of
In which situation is AF likely to cause VF?
1. Associated with hyperthyroidism
2. Associated with hypothyroidism
3. When associated with WPW syndrome
4. Associated with MS
