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
Modified Blalock – Taussig shunt The original Blalock – Taussig (BT) shunt was designed by Helen B Taussig (physician) and Alfred Blalock (surgeon) at the John Hopkins Hospital.
Fractional flow reserve estimated by computerized tomographic angiography (FFRCT) is a novel technique of getting information similar to invasive fractional flow reserve (FFR) non invasively.
Electrical storm: Recurrent unstable VT / VF requiring more than three DC shocks per day. It can be treated by beta blockers or stellate ganglion block / ablation
Dangerous Signs on Holter Monitoring Holter monitoring is ambulatory monitoring using a digital recorder attached to a belt. Two or three channels are usually recorded with an appropriate
Wrong statement about Mahaim fiber tachycardia – Cardiology MCQ Decremental conduction No delta wave Mahaim fiber tachycardia is always orthodromic Mahaim fibers do not conduct retrogradely Click here
