Multiple choice

After complete check up, the doctor told Mr. Khare that his wife is suffering from a pathological situation of the heart, arising from ectopic focus. Which among the following diseases is this?

  1. Extrasystole

  2. Endocarditis

  3. Cardiac tamponade

  4. Aortic valve stenosis

  5. Mitral stenosis
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Explanation

Extrasystole is a pathological situation due to abnormal impulses arising from ectopic focus. It is expressed as an abnormal systole that occurs during the early diastole. Extrasystole is due to a rising of excitability above the normal, which usually occurs after the end of the relative refractory period.

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