Category: General Cardiology

Shock Index Shock index is a simple bedside measure introduced by Allgower and associates [1] as early as 1967. The index is the ratio of heart rate to

Left atrial remodeling Left atrial remodeling has mainly three aspects – electrical, functional and structural. Others aspects are ionic and molecular remodeling. Electrical remodeling can be assessed by

World No Tobacco Day World Health Organization (WHO) World No Tobacco Day comes on the 31st of May every year. Observance of this day is meant to highlight

Trastuzumab and cardiotoxicity: There is a medium risk for development of type II cardiotoxicity with this monoclonal antibody

Three layers of the mitral valve leaflet Three layers of the mitral valve leaflet are [1]: Atrialis on the atrial side Spongiosa in the middle Fibrosa/ventricularis on the

Treatment of Progeria with Farnesylation Inhibitors Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a genetic disorder characterized by premature aging and the affected children die of myocardial infarction or cerebrovascular

Extravirgin olive oil may reduce atrial fibrillation – PREDIMED sub study The PREDIMED (Prevención con Dieta Mediterránea) was a randomized primary prevention trial which evaluated extravirgin olive oil

Can you explain the mechanism of heart muscle contraction? Heart muscle contraction occurs due to the sliding in of actin and myosin myofilaments so that the length of

Familial mitral valve prolapse (MVP) Inheritance pattern of mitral valve prolapse has been thought to be in an autosomal dominant pattern. Devereux et al [1] studied 45 probands

Point of care cardiac troponin testing Point of care testing of cardiac biomarkers is being increasingly used in the emergency care setting to enhance the triaging of patients