What are BNP and NT-proBNP tests? BNP and NT-proBNP tests are used for detection of heart failure. When the heart fails, there is stretching of the lower muscular
What is dobutamine stress echocardiography? Echocardiography is ultrasound imaging of the heart. Usual stress test for the heart is exercise ECG in which serial ECG recordings are done
What is cardiorenal syndrome? Cardiorenal syndrome is worsening of kidney function secondary to heart disease. Reverse condition of worsening heart function secondary to kidney disease is known as
What is a wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD)? എന്താണ് ധരിക്കാവുന്ന കാർഡിയോവർട്ടർ ഡിഫിബ്രിലേറ്റർ (WCD)? Wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is a device which is worn on a vest, monitors the heart
Why is an implantable defibrillator not useful soon after a heart attack? Implantable defibrillator is a life saving device which automatically detects and treats life threatening heart rhythm
What is clot dissolving treatment (thrombolysis) for heart attack? Clot dissolving treatment used to be an important mode of early treatment of a heart attack. Though it has
What are innocent heart murmurs? The normal heart beat produces two heart sounds, named first and second heart sounds. First heart sound is produced when the lower chambers
Calcium supplementation may lower survival in elderly with aortic stenosis Elderly population is more likely to take calcium supplements with or without vitamin D, mainly for the beneficial
What is the meaning of hypokinesia, akinesia and dyskinesia in an echo report? These are terms commonly encountered in an echocardiogram report. Kinesia means in relation to movement
ECG monitoring in ICU Coronary care units were started in the 1960s with the aim of monitoring ECG carefully in patients with heart attack. Later various other biomedical
