All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Prosthetic valve associated hemolysis is more with paravalvular leak, endocarditis and structural failure in bioprosthetic valve.

Prosthetic valve endocarditis is a serious disease with unfavourable outcome. Staph. aureus is the commonest organism in prosthetic valve endocarditis.

Arterial embolectomy is done using: a) Micro catheter b) Cobra catheter c) Fogarty catheter d) Cournand catheter Correct Answer

(Click on the image for an enlarged view) ECG sign visible on this ECG: a) Katz-Wachtel sign b) Pardee sign c) aVR sign d) Wellen’s sign Correct Answer You

60/60 sign has been described in: a) Acute myocardial infarction b) Acute aortic dissection c) Acute pulmonary embolism d) None of the above Correct Answer

Starr-Edwards prosthetic valve in mitral position can be differentiated from aortic position by: a) Cage of prosthesis pointing down and to the left b) Four struts for mitral

Aorta – left atrium M-mode Mode echocardiogram at aorta-left atrium level Mode tracing at the aorta-left atrium level is often the first M-mode tracing to be taken from the

Congenital short QT syndrome is new inherited clinical syndrome which was described by Gussak et al in 2000.

Alcohol flushing syndrome has been associated with: a) Coronary vasospastic angina b) Dilated cardiomyopathy c) Metabolic syndrome d) Both a and c Correct Answer

Identify the cardiac chamber with filling defect marked by red arrow in the Cardiac CT: a) Right atrium b) Left atrium c) Right ventricle d) Left ventricle Correct