All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Drug of choice for hypertension in a person with coronary artery disease and angina pectoris: a) Alpha blocker b) Beta blocker c) Calcium channel blocker d) Angiotensin receptor blocker

Diagnostic Coronary Catheters Diagnostic Coronary Catheters: Diagnostic coronary angiography is most often undertaken either through the femoral route or radial route. Rarely brachial or axillary access may be

Beta blockers shown to be useful in heart failure include all except: a) Carvedilol b) Metoprolol c) Bisoprolol d) Atenolol

Coronary stents are tiny spring like structures implanted in coronary arteries to maintain their lumen after balloon angioplasty.

Coronary arteries are blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the heart. Two coronary arteries, right and left, arises from the root of aorta.

Coronary angiography is an investigation in which iodine containing contrast is injected into the coronary artery and cine films or fluoroscopic video are recorded using X-ray equipment.

Electrical alternans in pericardial effusion is due to swinging of the heart within the fluid filled pericardial cavity. QRS amplitude is larger when the heart is in the

Coil embolization of Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) is one of the options for non-surgical closure of ductus. The other non-surgical option is device closure with Amplatzer PDA occluder.

Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT) is characterised by polymorphic ventricular tachycardia initiated by conditions which increase catecholamine levels like exercise or emotional stress.

Anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation (AF) in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is recommended when: a) In all patients b) When CHADS2 score is two or more c) When CHA2DS2-VASC score is two or