Fontan Circulation Fontan repair of tricuspid atresia was initiated in late 1960s. Francis Fontan et al reported that surgical repair was carried out in three patients with tricuspid
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) in Cardiology Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is useful in assessment of myocardial perfusion and viability, atherosclerotic plaque activity as well as cardiac innervation
VITAL trial on vitamin D Role of vitamin D in cardiovascular disease has been suggested by observational studies. Low blood levels of vitamin D was found to be
TASTE Trial – Review TASTE trial (Thrombus Aspiration during ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction) was a multicenter, prospective, randomized open label study which enrolled 7244 patients from the Swedish
Coronary subclavian steal syndrome Coronary subclavian steal syndrome is the diversion of blood from the coronary circulation to the exercising left upper limb after a coronary artery bypass
Acute aortic regurgitation Clinical scenario of acute aortic regurgitation is quite different from familiar finding in chronic aortic regurgitation. Due to the atypical findings, it may be difficult
GRIPHON Study on Selexipag Selexipag is an orally active IP prostacyclin receptor agonist. It is structurally different from prostacyclin. GRIPHON was a phase 3 double blind randomized, placebo
ISAR-REACT 5 Trial – Review ISAR-REACT 5 Trial [1] was a multicenter study with randomized patients who presented which acute coronary syndrome for whom an invasive strategy was
CULPRIT-SHOCK Clinical Trial – Review Culprit Lesion Only PCI Versus Multivessel PCI in Cardiogenic Shock (CULPRIT-SHOCK) trial investigated two strategies for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in acute myocardial
Third heart sound in health and disease Third heart sound (S3) occurs in early diastole due to rapid deceleration of transmitral blood flow as the ventricles fill [1].