How Does Fever Precipitate Arrhythmia in Brugada Syndrome? In Brugada syndrome dysfunctional voltage gated sodium channels NaV1.5 have delayed activation and earlier inactivation. This leads to shortening of
Current Role of Digoxin in Heart Failure as Per Guidelines and DIGIT-HF trial of Digitoxin Use of digoxin in heart failure has come down markedly over the past
Gardner Treadmill Protocol Gardner Treadmill Protocol, also known as Gardner-Skinner Protocol was described in 1991 [1]. It is used mainly in the evaluation of peripheral arterial disease. The
Climbing More Than Five Flights of Stairs Daily Reduces Risk of Heart Disease! World Heart Day greetings to all. Climbing more than five flights of stairs every day
Dip and plateau pattern of ventricular pressure tracing in constrictive pericarditis Thickened and stiff pericardium in chronic constrictive pericarditis has poor compliance reducing the distension of cardiac chambers
How can PDA mask a coarctation of aorta? Coarctation of aorta may be missed when there is a large patent ductus arteriosus. This is because the ampulla of
Evaluation of Prosthetic Aortic Valve Obstruction This discussion will focus beyond the basic clinical evaluation, ECG, chest X-ray and hematological workup. Hematological workup is important in aortic valve
Poor Long Term Outcome With Subsequent Pregnancies After Peripartum Cardiomyopathy Subsequent pregnancies are discouraged in patients who have reduced left ventricular ejection fraction after an episode of peripartum
High-Frequency Low-Tidal-Volume Ventilation During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Improves Long Term Outcome Catheter ablation for pulmonary vein isolation is an important modality of treatment for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. It
Ultrahigh-Resolution Photon-counting CT Useful Prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Assessment of coronary anatomy prior to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement has great prognostic significance. Invasive coronary angiography is
