All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Catheter hub illustrating the various specifications of the catheter.

Signs in pulmonary embolism: Westermark sign, Hampton's hump, McConnell's sign, Knuckle sign

Rheumatic fever is a post streptococcal autoimmune disorder. Many of the features of rheumatic fever were described by Sydenham as early as 17th century.

Hypertension is an important risk factor for stroke, renal disease, coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, LVH and congestive heart failure.

Ventricular pressure tracing vs arterial pressure tracing: diastolic pressure is very low in a ventricular tracing, compared to an arterial tracing.

ECG Quiz 33

Levine and Harvey's grading of cardiac murmurs: graded depending on their intensity from grade 1 to grade 6, grade 6 being the loudest.

Drug interactions with clopidogrel: FDA issues a safety alert

ECG showing LVH with strain pattern in severe aortic stenosis.

Circulating endothelial cells proposed as new biomarker for irreversible pulmonary hypertension in congenital heart disease.