Author: Johnson Francis

Mitral regurgitation is leakage of the valve between the left atrium and left ventricle so that part of left ventricular blood flows back into left atrium.

Aortic Regurgitation denotes leakage of the valve between left ventricle and the aorta, so that blood flows back into the left ventricle when it relaxes.

Delivery of preterm and small for gestational age babies have been linked to future maternal cardiovascular events.

Cardiac only resuscitation (COR) is giving chest compressions alone without mouth to mouth respiration to a person in cardiac arrest.

Rheumatic fever is an immune mediated disease involving the joints, heart, skin and brain. Commonest manifestation is pain and swelling of multiple joints.

Early repair of type A aortic dissection complicated by coma has been reported to improve neurological outcome.

Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation was found to be superior but riskier than catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.

Genetic factors responsible for clopidogrel resistance include polymorphisms of CYP (Cytochrome P), GP Ia (Glycoprotein Ia), P2Y12 and Glycoprotein IIIa.

Intra thoracic impedance monitoring with audible alert has been tried in heart failure management.

Surgical procedures for atrial fibrillation are called Cox maze procedure in recognition of the pioneering work done by Cox and his colleagues