What is CPET? CPET is short form for cardiopulmonary exercise testing. Cardiopulmonary means related to the heart and lungs. Most of you will be familiar about treadmill exercise
What is renovascular hypertension? Renovascular means related to the blood vessels of the kidney. Hypertension is the technical term for high blood pressure. Renovascular hypertension is high blood
What are atrial switch operations? Atrial switch operations were the initial operations developed for the treatment of transposition of great arteries. In transposition of great arteries, the aorta
What is arterial switch operation? Arterial switch operation is the ideal corrective surgery for transposition of great arteries (TGA). It was described by Jatene and colleagues in 1976.
What is cath test? Cath test is short for cardiac catheterization test. Cardiac catheterization is a test in which small tubes known as catheters are introduced into the
What is Takayasu arteritis? Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory disease involving mainly the large blood vessels, usually the aorta and its major branches. Aorta is the largest blood
What is ETCO2 monitoring? End tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO2) in exhaled air at the end of expiration. In simple terms,
What is a colour Doppler test? In Cardiology, colour Doppler would mean colour Doppler echocardiography. Colour Doppler is used in ultrasound imaging in general, to assess blood flow
What is high altitude pulmonary edema (HAPE) ? High altitude pulmonary edema is collection of fluid in the lungs on rapid ascent to high altitudes. It is a
What is Windkessel Effect? എന്താണ് വിൻഡ്കെസൽ എഫ്ഫക്റ്റ്? The term ‘Windkessel effect’ is used in the setting of large elastic arteries like aorta. Elastic arteries have elastic tissue much
