All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

All of the following are changes at birth except: a) Decrease in the pulmonary vascular resistance b) Increase in SVR c) Decreased COP d) Flow in series

Wrong about infective endocarditis? a) Splenomegaly more in acute IE b) Onset in 2 weeks of bacteremia c) Cerebral embolism more in MCA d) 5% ICH

Association between myocardial infarction and osteoporotic fractures has been increasing over the past few decades.

Saphenous veins grafts are used with single distal targets as well as with multiple distal targets.

Non obstructive coronary plaques do not need percutaneous coronary interventions, but some of them may lead on to acute coronary events later on.

Complete lipid atherogenic risk burden takes into account all atherogenic cholesterol particles like LDL-C, Lp(a), IDL-C, chylomicron remnants, and VLDL-C.

Newer drugs for treatment of AF: vernakalant, Newer class III agents, blockers of Na-Ca channel, stretch receptors, IKACh and gap junction modifiers.

Assessment of atrial repolarization on surface ECG is difficult as it is obscured by the QRS complex during sinus rhythm.

All of the following are seen in cTGA except: a) VSD in 75% b) Subpulmonic stenosis c) CHB d) No right sided Q waves, presence of Q waves in V5, V6

Two of the foremost emerging lipid risk markers are apolipoprotein B (apoB) and non–high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (non–HDL-C).