Cardiology Outlines @ Refresher

Post-radiation mitral stenosis

Post-radiation mitral stenosis Post-radiation mitral stenosis usually takes how much time to appear after radiation exposure to chest [A] 2 – 3 weeks[B] 2 –...

Commonest cause of mitral stenosis

Commonest cause of mitral stenosis Commonest cause of mitral stenosis [A] Congenital[B] Rheumatic[C] Degenerative[D] Post-radiation Commonest cause of mitral stenosis

Excitation of the RV endocardium begins

Excitation of the RV endocardium begins Excitation of the RV endocardium begins [A] Pulmonary conus[B] Anterior wall[C] Base of the anterior papillary muscle[D] Posterobasal regions...

Last areas of the LV to be activated

Last areas of the LV to be activated Last areas of the LV to be activated [A] Anterior wall[B] Lateral wall[C] High lateral regions[D] Posterobasal...

P wave is usually biphasic

P wave is usually biphasic P wave is usually biphasic [A] Lead II[B] V1[C] aVR[D] V6 P wave is usually biphasic

Normal mitral valve area

Normal mitral valve area (MVA) Normal mitral valve area (MVA) [A] ≥ 2.0 cm2[B] ≥ 3.0 cm2[C] ≥ 4.0 cm2[D] ≥ 6.0 cm2 Normal mitral...

Atrio-Hisian fibers

Atrio-Hisian fibers Which of the following is a type of Atrio-Hisian fibers [A] Bundle of Kent[B] Mahaim fibers[C] Bachmann’s bundle[D] Brechenmacher fibers Atrio-Hisian fibers Atrio-Hisian...

Wilson’s Central Terminal

Potential recorded by the which of the following is considered to remain relatively constant during the cardiac cycle [A] V1[B] aVR[C] I + II[D] Wilson...

ECG Question-1

What is the ECG diagnosis? [A] Typical atrial flutter [B] Atrial fibrillation[C] Atrial flutter with 3:1 block[D] PSVT Ventricular rate in Atrial Flutter Atrial Flutter –...

Classification of Atrial flutter

Commonest form of atrial flutter [A] Typical atrial flutter with Clockwise Reentry[B] Typical atrial flutter with Anti-Clockwise Reentry[C] Atypical atrial flutter [D] Type II flutter Classification...

Typical Atrial flutter

Typical Atrial flutter produces a “sawtooth” pattern to the flutter waves – especially in the [A] Anterior ECG leads[B] Lateral ECG leads[C] Inferior ECG leads[D]...

Sawtooth” pattern in ECG

Sawtooth” pattern in ECG Sawtooth” pattern in ECG seen in [A] Ventricular tachycardia[B] Atrial fibrillation[C] Atrial flutter[D] Torsades de pointes Sawtooth” pattern in ECG ECG...

ECG Electrical Axis Classification

ECG Electrical Axis Classification If the QRS complex is isoelectric in a lead, then the ventricular axis is —— to that lead [A] 0 degrees[B]...

What is ‘S1Q3T3 sign’?

S1Q3T3 sign is Seen in ECG R.W.Koster, CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons S1Q3T3 sign reflects [A] Right atrial strain[B] Right ventricular strain[C] Left ventricular strain[D]...

Early repolarization syndrome

Early repolarization syndrome – ERS is commonly seen in cardiac arrhythmias Tikkanen et al demonstrated that the location (inferior vs lateral leads) as well as...

Tombstone ST-segment elevation

Tombstone ST-segment elevation ST-segment elevation – Resemble Tombstone – Appears like Tombstone Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol. 2020 Mar; 25(2): e12725. Published online 2019 Nov 10. doi:...