Which of the following lesion location in left main coronary artery stenosis has the worst long term outcome after angioplasty and stenting?
a) Ostial stenosis
b) Mid shaft stenosis
c) Bifurcation
Functional assessment of severity of coronary lesion is best done using:
a) Optical coherence tomography
b) Coronary angiography
c) Intravascular ultrasound
d) Fractional flow reserve
Modifications shown to reduce restenosis in bare metal stents (BMS):
a) Modification of stent design
b) Modification of stent material
c) Thinning of stent struts
d) All of the above
Risk factors for new onset atrial fibrillation (AF) in the setting of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI):
a) Age
b) Hypertension
c) Acute myocardial infarction
d) All of the above
Novel oral anticoagulants – NOACs Novel oral anticoagulants – NOACs: Warfarin is the standard oral anticoagulant in use for a long time. But there are a quite a
Myocardial stunning Myocardial stunning is reversible myocardial dysfunction after ischemia and reperfusion. It is different from myocardial hibernation in which persistent chronic ischemia causes myocardial dysfunction which is
Aortocoronary bypass Aortocoronary bypass is same as coronary bypass except that connection of an internal mammary artery to a coronary artery cannot be technically considered as an aortocoronary
