CULPRIT-SHOCK Clinical Trial – Review Culprit Lesion Only PCI Versus Multivessel PCI in Cardiogenic Shock (CULPRIT-SHOCK) trial investigated two strategies for percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) in acute myocardial
Third heart sound in health and disease Third heart sound (S3) occurs in early diastole due to rapid deceleration of transmitral blood flow as the ventricles fill [1].
Takayasu arteritis Takayasu arteritis is an inflammatory disorder affecting aorta and its major branches. It is also known as aortoarteritis and pulseless disease [1]. Arteritis leads to thickening
CORAL study on renal artery stenting In the Cardiovascular Outcomes in Renal Atherosclerotic Lesions (CORAL) study, 947 patients who had atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis and either systolic hypertension
Innocent heart murmurs Murmurs without any organic heart disease can be found in children. These have been called by various names like innocent murmur, physiological murmur, normal murmur
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is characterized by orthostatic tachycardia in the absence of orthostatic hypotension. Criteria for diagnosis of POTS are as follows:
Role of Valsalva maneuver in cardiology The initial description of Valsalva maneuver was published by Antonio Maria Valsalva in 1704. It was forced expiratory effort against the closed
Echocardiographic assessment of patient-prosthesis mismatch Patient-prosthesis mismatch is present when the effective prosthetic valve area is less than that of the normal human valve [1]. The reduction in
Left ventricular remodeling Left ventricular remodeling occurs in response to left ventricular stress and injury. It is progressive and occurs after large myocardial infarctions and dilated cardiomyopathy. Left
