All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Treadmill exercise test (TMT) is one of the commonest forms of stress tests used to induce provocable myocardial ischemia for diagnostic evaluation of CAD.

Dabigatran etexilate is indicated for the prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.

A special formulation of doxorubicin reduce its toxicity is known as pegylated liposomal doxorubicin.

Restenosis in BMS is more diffuse and severe and difficult to tackle with drug eluting balloon. Focal lesions are seen with SES, diffuse lesions in PES.

Complex fractionated atrial electrograms (CFAE) were offered as a tool for substrate mapping and ablation in atrial fibrillation.

Benefits of rhythm control in AF may include improved cardiac function, better QoL, prevention of thromboembolism and possible increase in life expectancy.

Cor pulmonale is heart disease secondary to lung disease which causes pulmonary hypertension. It is associated with RVH, leading to right heart failure.

Sitaxentan, ambrisentan and atrasentan are selective endothelin A receptor antagonists. Bosentan and Tezosentan are non selective endothelin inhibitors.

Cardiovascular risks of obesity: Premature atherosclerosis, risk of myocardial infarction, heart failure, decreased survival, due to cardiovascular deaths.

Sydenham’s chorea is one of the major manifestations of rheumatic fever. It is a quasi purposive, non repetitive involuntary movement.