Can a person with pacemaker, ICD or CRT have CT coronary angiography? This question is related to the potential problems of MRI in those with cardiac implantable electronic
What is intravascular lithotripsy? Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) delivers acoustic pressure waves using specialized balloon catheters into blocks within blood vessels to modify the calcium present in them. It
What is rotablation? Rotablation is a special procedure in which a tiny diamond burr rotating at high speed is used to remove difficult to remove blocks from blood
What is HOCM? HOCM is short form for hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy means heart muscle disease. Hypertrophy means increased thickness. So HOCM is a disease in which the
What is mild tricuspid regurgitation? Tricuspid regurgitation is leak in the valve between right ventricle and right atrium. Right atrium is the upper chamber from which right ventricle,
What is carbon dioxide angiography? Carbon dioxide angiography is done using carbon dioxide injection into the blood vessel. Angiogram is visualization of a blood vessel by injecting a
Rheumatic heart disease Rheumatic heart disease is a group diseases which occur secondary to heart valve damage from a disease known as rheumatic fever. Rheumatic fever is a
What is critical limb ischemia? Critical limb ischemia is a severe block in the arteries of the hands, feet or legs. Arteries are blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood.
What is Fontan operation? Fontan operation is an operation used for treatment of certain birth defects of the heart like tricuspid atresia. In tricuspid atresia there is no
