Author: Johnson Francis

Tips on AVNRT ablation - snippets from an EP Meet

Abnormal diastolic function is the hallmark in restrictive cardiomyopathies.

Hallmark of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is asymmetrical septal hypertrophy which narrows the left ventricular outflow tract.

Familial dilated cardiomyopathy constitutes about 30% of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is diagnosed when features of dilated cardiomyopathy develops in the last one month of pregnancy or within 5 months of delivery.

Alcoholic cardiomyopathy was also known as alcoholic heart muscle disease.

Acute viral myocarditis is often due to Coxsackie B virus or echovirus.

Cardiomyopathy is a primary disorder of the heart muscle which causes abnormal myocardial performance.

X-ray chest PA view showing dilated aorta with unfolding of arch.

Distal left main and tight LAD disease noted on coronary angiogram.