Author: Johnson Francis
General Cardiology
Phlebotomy is often resorted to in patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease and symptoms of hyperviscosity syndrome due polycythemia.
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Heart Disease FAQ
Athletic heart (athlete's heart) is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the regular physical training.
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ECG / Electrophysiology
Low atrial fibrillatory rate has been shown to predict poor outcome in heart failure in a study
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ECG / Electrophysiology
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) has been identified as an independent predictor of ventricular arrhythmias in the VACTO Primary Study
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Angiography and Interventions
Percutaneous transmitral commissurotomy is a catheter based method from dilating the stenosed valve in mitral stenosis.
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General Cardiology
ECG, Respiration and SpO2 tracings
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General Cardiology
Pulse oximetry is the measurement of oxygen saturation in arterial blood by using a non-invasive device, usually connected to one of the fingers.
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Echocardiography
Methods to make a TR jet more prominent: TR jet can be enhanced by deep inspiration or passive leg raising which increases the right sided inflow.
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ECG / Electrophysiology
IRBBB: Incomplete right bundle branch block - partial conduction delay in the right bundle branch.
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Angiography and Interventions
There is a role for carbon dioxide angiography in those with renal failure as it avoids the risk of acute kidney injury and nephrogenic systemic sclerosis.
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