Urine albumin creatinine ratio predicts cardiovascular events Urine albumin creatinine ratio (UACR) is known to predict cardiovascular events. Elevated urine albumin creatinine ratio would mean at least low
Modified Carpentier functional classification of mitral valve disease Modified Carpentier functional classification of mitral valve disease: Carpentier in 1983 described a classification, mainly for mitral regurgitation, from the
ECG changes in pulmonary embolism ECG changes in pulmonary embolism: The commonest finding on electrocardiogram in pulmonary embolism is sinus tachycardia. Pulmonary embolism can occur without significant electrocardiographic
Genetic beta-blockade: GRK5 polymorphism is thought to inhibit beta-adrenergic receptor signaling and thereby acts as a form of 'genetic beta-blockade'
Holter monitoring is a 24 hour record of the electrical activity of the heart. Most Holters these days have either two or three ECG channels for recording.