Non invasive blood pressure monitoring Non invasive blood pressure monitoring is now common place in intensive care units and emergency departments. Most cardiac monitors also incorporate NIBP in
PREVAIL Trial on left atrial appendage occlusion The PREVAIL Trial on left atrial appendage occlusion [Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in Patients
Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing Pulse oximetry (SpO2) tracing: It is common to monitor the pulse oximetry tracing in all emergency departments, intensive care units and operation theaters now-a-days.
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
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