All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Stroke is often due to sudden loss of blood supply to a region of the brain which usually results in paralysis of a part of the body. Stroke

Calcium channels in the heart muscle are of two types: L-type (ICa-L) and T-type (ICa-T). Both these are voltage gated calcium channels. L-type channels are involved in the

All of the following are true regarding type 1 diabetes mellitus except: A. Accounts for about 10% of all cases of diabetes mellitus B. First peak of presentation

A potentially serious drug interaction between diltiazem and apixaban or rivaroxaban has been reported in US Medicare patients taking these drugs together for atrial fibrillation. The study has

CT coronary angiograms are increasing in popularity as a non-invasive screening test for detecting blocks in coronary arteries. Coronary arteries are blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the

D-Transposition of great arteries Double outlet right ventricle without pulmonary pulmonary stenosis Taussig-Bing anomaly Total anomalous pulmonary venous return Truncus arteriosus Single ventricle (double inlet ventricle, univentricular heart)

Tetralogy of Fallot TOF with pulmonary atresia Pulmonary atresia with intact interventricular septum Tricuspid atresia Double outlet right ventricle Transposition of great arteries with ventricular septal defect and

Atrial septal defect – Ostium Primum, Ostium Secundum, Sinus Venosus Partial anomalous pulmonary venous return Atrioventricular septal defect Ventricular septal defect – inlet, outlet, perimembranous, muscular Patent ductus

Sometimes a player drops down dead after being accidentally hit by a ball or another player. This situation which can occur in any contact sports is known as

Ventricular tachycardia is a potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmia. If the rate is very fast, hemodynamic deterioration can occur rapidly. On the ECG, ventricular tachycardia can be defined