Author: Johnson Francis

High sensitivity troponin assay: can detect smaller levels of troponins in the circulation much earlier than conventional assays.

Reaven syndrome: hyperinsulinemia, hypertension, low HDL cholesterol levels, hypertriglyceridemia, obesity - metabolic syndrome X.

Music and the heart: s-cortisol levels were lower in post cardiac surgery patients who listened to music, indicating lower stress levels.

G6PD deficiency and the cardiovascular system: G6PD deficiency may cause vulnerability to oxidative damage and cardiac failure.

Budd-Chiari syndrome is an obstruction to the hepatic venous outflow.

Color Doppler echocardiogram in LV - RA shunt with video with narration, still pictures and description. LV-RA shunt could be any one of the three mechanisms.

Tuberculous pericarditis is increasing in incidence in certain regions as a result of human immunodeficiency virus epidemic.

Rheumatic mitral regurgitation: Mitral valve is the commonest valve involved in rheumatic heart disease.

Stimulation of cardiac sympathetic nerves for improving the left ventricular inotropy is a novel concept which has been tried out in a recent study.

Double outlet right ventricle (DORV) is a cyanotic congenital heart disease in which pulmonary artery and aorta arises from the right ventricle.