Coconut atrium Coconut atrium is the term coined for complete calcification of the left atrium in chronic rheumatic valvular heart disease [1]. The stimulus for calcification could be
Tricuspid Regurgitation (TR) Tricuspid regurgitation can be either low pressure TR or high pressure TR depending on the right ventricular systolic pressure. High pressure TR occurs when the
Cyanotic spells are episodes of worsening of cyanosis (also called hypercyanotic spells, Tet spell for short) in infants with cyanotic congenital heart disease with low pulmonary blood flow
Jaccoud's arthritis is a deforming arthritis of the small joints of the hand and feet secondary to rheumatic fever. Now the term Jaccoud's arthropathy is being used for
Sulodexide is a glycosaminoglycan with antithrombotic properties. The future role of sulodexide is possibly as an agent to prevent recurrent venous thromboembolism in those at higher risk of
Conventionally it is considered that pleural effusion in heart failure is more common on right side. If bilateral, likely to be more severe on right side.
Prosthetic valve endocarditis is a serious disease with unfavourable outcome. Staph. aureus is the commonest organism in prosthetic valve endocarditis.
Biologics for Takayasu Arteritis A multicentric retrospective analysis of 49 patients with Takayasu arteritis refractory to steroids or disease modifying drugs (mostly methotrexate and azathioprine) treated with biologics
Use of mobile phone positioning system for initiating bystander CPR Use of mobile phone positioning system for initiating bystander CPR: It is well known that the earlier cardiopulmonary
