Grading of severity of pulmonary stenosis by Doppler echocardiography Pressure gradient across the pulmonary valve is estimated from the continuous wave Doppler derived velocity across the pulmonary valve
Ischemic nephropathy Ischemic nephropathy is significant reduction in glomerular filtration rate in patients with hemodynamically significant renovascular occlusive disease affecting the functional renal parenchyma. Other terminologies which have
Anatomy of left atrium Left atrium is the left upper chamber of the heart which receives oxygenated blood from the lungs through the four pulmonary veins. They are
Anatomy of right atrium Right atrium is the right upper chamber of the heart. It receives de-oxygenated blood from the great veins. Superior vena cava joins it from
Manifestations of sick sinus syndrome Sick sinus syndrome is often considered to be a disease of the sinus node alone. But it is often associated with disease of
ECG Simplified Full Series ECG stands for electrocardiogram, the recording of the electrical activity of the heart from the body surface. Direct recording of the electrical activity of
Barker’s hypothesis: Fetal origins of adult disease Fetal origins of adult disease is popularly known as Barker’s hypothesis. The concept was proposed by David Barker in 1990 and
Is one month DAPT enough for complex PCI? Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) is often a concern in those with high bleeding risk. But the risk of stent thrombosis
Sinus node sparing hybrid thoracoscopic ablation for inappropriate sinus tachycardia Surgical and radiofrequency ablations for drug refractory inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) have been hitherto not very satisfactory, though
