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Tetralogy of Fallot, transposition of great arteries, double outlet right ventricle and truncus arteriosus are the common types of conotruncal anomalies.

Staged PCI was independently associated with a lower all cause mortality at thirty days and one year in an analysis of HORIZONS-AMI trial.

Wide QRS tachycardia on Holter documented by Holter monitoring.

Liquid ventilation is a concept of ventilating the lung with an oxygen rich liquid like perfluorocarbon than with air

Bleeding risk of oral anticoagulants in the very elderly Bleeding risk of oral anticoagulants in the very elderly: Oral anticoagulants are indicated for prevention of thromboembolism in atrial

Risk ratio of delayed neointimal coverage was 9 for nonapposed side branch struts and 9.1 for incomplete stent apposition, compared to well apposed stent struts.

ILLUMINATE trial analysis: there was significant improvement in glycemic control after torcetrapib treatment.

Right atrial infarction is more common than left atrial infarction, possibly because of the higher oxygen concentration in the left atrial blood.

Lewis lead is useful for recognition of P wave during wide QRS tachycardia when the P waves are usually obscured by the QRS complex or T wave.

Clinical signs of pulmonary hypertension are remarkable in Eisenmenger syndrome: left parasternal right ventricular heave, palpable second heart sound.