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ECG / Electrophysiology
Calcium channels: L-type and T-type - both are voltage gated channels. L-type - myocardial contraction, T-type - impulse generation and conduction.
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General Cardiology
Heart type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) is a cytoplasmic protein involved in the uptake and buffering of free fatty acids in the myocardium.
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Angiography and Interventions
Guiding PCI with fractional flow reserve (FFR)
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Angiography and Interventions
A recent study by the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial (CREST) Investigators compared carotid stenting with endarterectomy.
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Cardiac CT scan
Coronary calcium scoring is used to indirectly assess coronary atherosclerosis. Calcification occurs in atherosclerotic plaques and progresses with the severity of the process and is not seen in
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General Cardiology
There could be a genetic background for peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) which does not resolve in the usual pattern in the postpartum period.
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General Cardiology
Aortic regurgitation is more likely to occur in subpulmonic ventricular septal defect (VSD) than perimembranous VSD.
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Angiography and Interventions
Pharmacoinvasive therapy is the routine early percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) after thrombolytic therapy.
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Angiography and Interventions
Device closure of ASD in older patients
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General Cardiology
Beta blockers in heart failure: Earlier beta blockers were contraindicated in heart failure. But now they are known to reduce long term mortality.
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