ST Elevation in Prinzmetal’s Angina ST elevation in Prinzmetal’s angina occurs during pain and disappears when pain subsides. Prinzmetal’s angina is due to coronary vasospasm producing transmural or
Post ectopic mitral regurgitation Long pause following an ectopic beat can produce a diastolic mitral regurgitation during left ventricular angiography. Abnormal sequence of activation can cause systolic mitral
Aortic stenosis murmur and heart failure When the stroke volume falls in heart failure, the intensity of aortic stenosis murmur falls and may even be inaudible. This is
Heart failure in acute rheumatic fever Heart failure in acute rheumatic fever is generally due to acute valvular regurgitations, mostly mitral regurgitation. Even though rheumatic fever causes pancarditis
Determination of situs from bronchial shadow on X-ray chest Morphological right bronchus is more vertical and branches earlier while left bronchus is more horizontal and branches later as
Bilateral conus and Absent conus Bilateral conus is seen in double outlet right ventricle. Conus is manifest as a semilunar valve – AV valve discontinuity with the conus
X-ray appearance in D-TGA Egg on side appearance is the classical appearance of the cardiac shadow on X-ray chest PA view in dextro transposition of great arteries [1].
Right aortic arch on X-ray chest PA Side of aortic arch is identified by the tracheal indentation by the arch. The indentation is seen on the right side
What is the most important diagnostic feature of mitral regurgitation? Apical location of the murmur is the most important diagnostic feature of mitral regurgitation. Second is the blowing
Pointers of associated mitral valve obstruction in severe aortic regurgitation Mid diastolic Austin Flint murmur in severe AR may be mistaken for associated mitral stenosis. Pointers of associated