Ventricular trigeminy Click here for a larger image Striking feature in the ECG is the presence of frequent bizarre wide QRS complexes. These wide QRS complexes are not
Predictors of heart failure in diabetes mellitus Patients with diabetes mellitus are more prone to develop heart failure than others. Features of diabetes mellitus associated with the development of
Cornell voltage criteria for LVH In Cornell voltage criteria for left ventricular hypertrophy, S wave in V3 is added to R wave in aVL. Left ventricular hypertrophy as
Drug eluting stent vs drug coated balloon in primary PCI Paclitaxel coated balloon angioplasty was compared with drug eluting stent in acute ST elevation myocardial Infarction (STEMI) in
Ultrathin strut drug eluting stents for small vessel disease Implantation of stents in small vessels is often avoided due to the risk of adverse events like stent thrombosis
Histological processes in HCM Four histological processes in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM): Myocyte hypertrophy Myocyte and myofibrillar disarray Small vessel disease Fibrosis Reference McKenna WJ, Moon JC, Sulaiman A.
Assessing SCD risk in HCM by CMR Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is one of the dreaded complications of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) and predicting it is always challenging. Clinical
Atrial functional mitral regurgitation Atrial functional mitral regurgitation (MR) has been featured as the JACC Review Topic of the Week [1]. Atrial functional MR is due to isolated
Diagnostic criteria for peripartum cardiomyopathy Diagnostic criteria for peripartum cardiomyopathy are: Development of heart failure in the last month of pregnancy or within 5 months after delivery Left
Cardiovascular risk in cancer survivors Improvements in cancer care has its impact on better survival of those with early stage disease in several malignancies. In this scenario, cardiovascular
