All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Diastolic left ventricular function: Diastolic relaxation property is known as lusitropy.

Heparin and low molecular weight heparin: Heparin is found in the secretory granules of mast cells. LMWH has more anti factor Xa activity than heparin.

Causes of right bundle branch block / pattern in ECG: ASD, Ebstein's anomaly, normal variant, Injury to right bundle during cath, LV pacing, post op TOF.

Sonothrombolysis: High mechanical index impulses from an ultrasound transducer can break microbubbles in occluded coronary arteries and lyse thrombi.

Heart failure on day 1 of life is mostly due to metabolic causes like hypocalcemia and hypoglycemia.

Proximal end of the mitral valvotomy balloon displays the balloon size (24 in this case).

ECG Quiz 34

Preexcitation: The PR interval is short and is followed by the slurred initial portion of the QRS in lateral leads, which is the positive delta wave.

Arm lead inversion / technical dextrocardia can be recognized by inverted P waves, negative QRS and T waves in lead I. Chest leads have normal pattern.

Temporary pacing electrode: Tip of a bipolar temporary pacing electrode showing a distal tip electrode and a proximal ring electrode.