Category Archives: Cardiology MCQ

Cardiology multiple choice questions for candidates preparing for entrance examinations to cardiology fellowship programs or DM (Cardiology) program.

Cardiology MCQ – Gross enlargement of the cardiac shadow on chest x-ray

Gross enlargement of the cardiac shadow on chest x-ray is unlikely in: a) Tetralogy of Fallot b) Pericardial effusion c) Posterior mediastinal tumour d) Ebstein’s anomaly of the [..]

Cardiology MCQ, DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance

Cardiology MCQ – Associations of coarctation of aorta

Coarctation of aorta is associated with all except: a) Endocardial fibroelastosis b) Mycotic aneurysm c) Aortic dissection d) Bicuspid aortic valve Answer: b) Mycotic aneurysm Mycotic aneurysm is [..]

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Cardiology MCQ: High right ventricular pressure is found in

High right ventricular pressure is found in: a) Ebstein’s anomaly of tricuspid valve b) Isolated right ventricular endomyocardial fibrosis (RV EMF) c) Pulmonary atresia with intact IVS (interventricular [..]

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Cardiology MCQ: Natural prothrombotic

Natural prothrombotic is: a) Thrombospondin b) Thrombomodulin c) Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI) d) Protein C Answer: c) Plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI) Thrombospondins are proteins with antiangiogenic properties. Thrombomodulin is [..]

Cardiology MCQ, DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance

Cardiology MCQ – pulsus paradoxus

Pulsus paradoxus can be seen in all except: a) Obesity b) Pregnancy c) Aortic regurgitation d) Cardiac tamponade Answer: c) Aortic regurgitation Pulsus paradoxus is an important finding [..]

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Cardiology MCQ – central cyanosis

Central cyanosis can be manifested in all except: a) Reduced hemoglobin > 5 gm% b) Sulfhemoglobin > 0.5 gm% c) Reduced hemoglobin 2 gm% d) Oxygen saturation below [..]

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Cardiology MCQ – circulatory changes at birth

All of the following are changes at birth except: a) Decrease in the pulmonary vascular resistance b) Increase in the systemic vascular resistance c) Decreased cardiac output d) [..]

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Cardiology MCQ – infective endocarditis

Which of the following statements about infective endocarditis is wrong? a) Splenomegaly is more common in acute than sub acute infective endocarditis b) Disease manifestation occurs within two [..]

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Cardiology MCQ – early prosthetic valve endocarditis

Early prosthetic valve infective endocarditis is caused by: a) Coagulase negative staphylococci b) Gram negative bacilli c) Staphylococcus aureus d) HACEK Answer: a) Coagulase negative staphylococci Coagulase negative [..]

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Cardiology MCQ – cTGA

All of the following are seen in corrected transposition of great arteries (cTGA) except: a) Ventricular septal defect in 75% b) Sub pulmonic stenosis c) Complete heart block [..]

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