All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Bone scintigraphy with 99mTc-DPD is useful in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) to exclude: a) HCM due to sarcomere protein mutations b) Fabry disease c) Danon disease d) TTR amyloidosis

Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response can cause ventricular fibrillation when it is associated with an accessory pathway.

Bundle Branch Blocks and Hemiblocks

Brugada Syndrome is a genetic disorder characterised by right bundle branch block pattern with ST segment elevation and T wave inversion in right precordial leads. Life threatening ventricular

In atrial fibrillation there is no effective contraction of the atria. The fibrillary waves are of low amplitude and many of them do not get conducted to the

Atrial septal defect (ASD) is one of the commonest congenital heart diseases in the adult. It is a defect in the septum separting the two upper chambers of

Aortic stenosis can be congenital or acquired. Calcific aortic stenosis of the elderly is related to dyslipidemia and atherosclerosis.

Aortic regurgitation can occur due to damage to the aortic valve as well as due to dilatation of the aortic root so that aortic valve leaflets fail to

Which of the following are risk factors for sudden cardiac death in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? a) Family history of one more more HCM related sudden cardiac deaths b) Massive left ventricular

Recommended INR value for mechanical prosthesis at mitral position: a) 1-2 b) 1.5-2.5 c) 2-3