All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Cardiac only resuscitation (COR) is giving chest compressions alone without mouth to mouth respiration to a person in cardiac arrest.

Rheumatic fever is an immune mediated disease involving the joints, heart, skin and brain. Commonest manifestation is pain and swelling of multiple joints.

Early repair of type A aortic dissection complicated by coma has been reported to improve neurological outcome.

Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation was found to be superior but riskier than catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Genetic factors responsible for clopidogrel resistance include polymorphisms of CYP (Cytochrome P), GP Ia (Glycoprotein Ia), P2Y12 and Glycoprotein IIIa.

Intra thoracic impedance monitoring with audible alert has been tried in heart failure management.

Surgical procedures for atrial fibrillation are called Cox maze procedure in recognition of the pioneering work done by Cox and his colleagues

Ross procedure or living pulmonary autograft is an alternative for young and middle aged individuals requiring aortic valve replacement.

Devices for monitoring ambulatory BP are becoming more popular, with more hospitals acquiring these devices and they can measure the average blood pressure.

Double internal mammary grafts are superior to LIMA plus radial artery grafts. Radial artery has lower capacity to release nitric oxide.