Prevention of CAD Prevention of CAD: Prevention is classified into primordial, primary and secondary. Primordial prevention is community level intervention to reduce risk factors and mostly not under
Special strategy for STEMI STEMI or ST segment elevation myocardial infarction needs early reperfusion and hence special strategies to minimize the first medical contact to reperfusion time. In
Initial strategy in acute coronary syndrome at primary care Check for differential diagnosis Some of the important differential diagnosis in the case of acute coronary syndrome are acute
Initial work up in acute coronary syndromes Symptomatic coronary artery disease can be divided into stable coronary artery disease and acute coronary syndromes. Asymptomatic coronary artery disease seldom
Multiple echo views in EMF Parasternal long axis (PLAX) view shows dilated right ventricular outflow tract. This pattern alone will not give a suspicion of endomyocardial fibrosis as
Interatrial septum in subcostal view False echo dropouts can occur in the interatrial septum in apical four chamber view as the ultrasound beam is parallel to the structure
Doppler and tissue Doppler in left ventricular diastolic dysfunction Doppler and tissue Doppler in left ventricular diastolic dysfunction: Tissue Doppler image with colour kinesis in the inset. E/E’
Parasternal long axis view in normal echocardiogram Parasternal long axis view in normal echocardiogram: RV FW: Right ventricular free wall; RV: Right ventricle; IVS: Interventricular septum; Ao: Aorta;
Which of the following should not be combined with statin? a) Fenofibrate b) Ezetimibe c) Gemfibrozil d) Aspirin Correct answer: c) Gemfibrozil If Gemfibrozil is combined with statin,
