What is angiography? Angiography (angio) is visualisation of a blood vessel with or without injecting a contrast (‘dye’) into its lumen. Most of us are now familiar with coronary
What is echocardiography? Echocardiography is ultrasound imaging of the heart. The device used for echocardiography is called and echocardiograph. An imaging probe known as transducer is used to
What is heart failure? In simple terms, heart failure is inability of heart’s normal function of pumping blood in sufficient quantities to meet the needs of the body.
What is high blood pressure? Normal pressure in the main blood vessels arising from the heart is below 120/80 mm Hg. The higher value occurs when the heart
What is heart attack? Heart attack (Myocardial Infarction) is damage to a region of the heart muscle, usually due to sudden blockage of a blood vessel supplying oxygenated
It is quite often that one is detected to have a heart murmur (cardiac murmur) on routine medical check up. Children are often brought to the clinic after
Blood clots can form in the blood vessels draining deoxygenated blood from various parts of the body (veins). Clots in deep veins most commonly occurs in the deep
Precautions during treadmill test (TMT) Treadmill exercise test is often taken as a fitness test during routine medical check up. But this is not a test meant for
Aquatic treadmill for exercise in the elderly Aquatic treadmill or underwater treadmill exercise is gaining popularity as a means of exercise training in persons with osteoarthritis who cannot
It is well known that the earlier cardiopulmonary resuscitation is initiated, the better the outcome. Practical limitations are common in the setting of out of hospital cardiac arrest.
