Category: General Cardiology
General Cardiology
An implanted defibrillator can promptly detect and treat abnormal rhythms (arrhythmias) and prevent sudden death.
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General Cardiology
Medications belonging to the group of beta blockers (e.g. atenolol) and some calcium channel blockers (e.g. verapamil), can reduce resting heart rate
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General Cardiology
Compounds contained in coffee which can increase cholesterol belong to the group known as diterpenes which include cafestol and kahweol
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General Cardiology
Habitual coffee consumption is associated with significant lowering of the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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General Cardiology
Pseudoaneurysm of left ventricle is a chronic ventricular rupture with the wall of the pseudoaneurysm composed of pericardium.
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General Cardiology
Right coronary artery is more likely to be involved in aortic dissection than left. Hence it is better to look for aortic dissection in all cases of IWMI.
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General Cardiology
The risk of DVT (deep vein thrombosis) and pulmonary embolism can be reduced by giving intermittent pneumatic compression of the calf muscles
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General Cardiology
Biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome
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General Cardiology
Biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome - cardiac troponins (gold standard for myocardial necrosis) and brain type natriuretic peptides (for heart failure)
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General Cardiology
Biomarkers in acute coronary syndrome: myoglobin an early but non specific marker, LDH and CPK-MB isoforms (seldom used outside research setting)
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