Obesity an important cause of high output heart failure: A retrospective analysis of patients with high output heart failure from the cathlab of Mayo Clinic showed that obesity was
Obesity paradox is that people with established cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial disease, have better prognosis if they are overweight or
End tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) is the partial pressure of carbon dioxide (CO2) in exhaled air at the end of expiration. Normal values are in the range of
The most important recently highlighted cardiotoxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors is: (1) Fulminant myocarditis (2) Acute myocardial infarction (3) QT prolongation (4) Venous thromboembolism
Neonatal atrial flutter is a rare arrhythmia of the newborn. Often the fast heart rate in the fetus is considered a sign of fetal distress. In this ECG
They demonstrated long lasting symptomatic and functional impairment in cardiac status after takotsubo cardiomyopathy even though left ventricular ejection fraction improved. This would suggest persistent long term subclinical
Bromocriptine has been shown to be useful in all except: 1. Peripartum cardiomyopathy 2. Suppression of lactation 3. Peripheral arterial disease 4. Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Cardiomegaly on CXR: X-ray chest PA view showing cardiomegaly. Right pulmonary artery (RPA) and right atrium (RA) are prominent. Tracheal shadow is seen in the mid line.
Septal pacing - X-ray chest PA view: Pulse generator is seen in the left infraclavicular region and the lead can be seen emanating from it. If septal pacing
MR Aortogram Magnetic resonance aortogram is imaging of the aorta using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). MRI can be done with out without contrast enhancement. Gadolinium based contrasts are
