Discordant grading of severity of aortic stenosis Discordance between various measures of severity of aortic stenosis (AS) is considered as discordant grading of severity of aortic stenosis or
Phenocopies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is characterized by hypertrophy of the left ventricle, not related to load. It is a genetically transmitted condition. There are several
ePLAR: Echocardiographic Pulmonary to Left Atrial Ratio ePLAR is a simple echocardiographic estimation useful in differentiating pre-capillary from post capillary pulmonary hypertension [1]. ePLAR = TR Vmax/(Mitral E/e’)
Intermittent LBBB and P Mitrale or Tricuspidale? Intermittent left bundle branch block pattern is seen as wide notched QRS complexes with cycle length of 570 ms. Narrower QRS
Chest X-ray after mitral annuloplasty Chest X-ray after mitral annuloplasty shows sternal wires, left atrial enlargement and prominent left atrial appendage (Third mogul sign). Annotated picture is given
Bicuspid aortic valve and eccentricity index The M-mode echocardiogram shows eccentric valve closure in diastole. Systolic opening of the valve is good. Eccentricity index for a bicuspid aortic
Giant T inversion and NSVT Holter tracing showing giant T wave inversion and non sustained ventricular tachycardia, both at the beginning of the tracing and at the end.
Septal bounce and septal shudder in constrictive pericarditis Septal bounce Septal bounce is also called respirophasic ventricular septal shift [1, 2]. It is an early diastolic posterior motion
Percutaneous debulking of large vegetations Percutaneous debulking of large vegetations in infective endocarditis is being followed, especially in cardiac implantable device related infections. It is useful in reducing
