I had never thought of the carbon footprint of medical interventions till I read the perspective article “Carbon-Footprint Analyses in RCTs – Toward Sustainable Clinical Practice” in the New
Mavacamten is now approved for treatment of symptomatic hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy and endorsed by mult-society guidelines. Now we have Aficamten, next in class cardiac myosin inhibitor for HOCM.
I expected that former football players, especially at the national level would continue some form of physical activity and remain relatively fit during the rest of their life
2024 ACC/AHA/Multisociety Guidelines for Management of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy is now available online with free access at JACC website. Both PDF and HTML versions are available and you can choose
Echocardiogram is an image of the heart using ultrasound. An ultrasound beam is transmitted into the body using a device known as transducer. The echo received from the
Usual colour Doppler echocardiogram is superimposition of colour Doppler images on a two dimensional echocardiogram. Colour M-Mode is superimposition of colour Doppler images on an M-Mode echocardiogram. The
Cardiac monitors are devices with displays to show ECG, heart rate and other parameters on a continuous basis, usually used in the intensive care unit or operation theatre.
Athlete’s heart denotes structural, functional, and electrical remodeling seen in trained athletes. It is a physiological adaptation helping athletes perform physical tasks better than non-athletes. Though most of
Guidelines on hypertension (high blood pressure) generally recommend measurement of blood pressure in both arms in the initial visit. They also suggest that the arm with higher blood
