How good is waist-hip ratio as a predictor of cardiovascular risk? Body mass index (BMI) is an often used marker of obesity as it is simple to calculate
How to interpret an echo report? (Please see the YouTube video above for illustrations) Echocardiogram, often called just echo in short is ultrasound imaging of the heart. Though
Hemodynamic quiz 2 Here are the simultaneous pressure tracings from the left ventricle and left atrium. What is the interpretation? In diastole, the left atrial tracing can be
Hemodynamic quiz Here are the simultaneous pressure tracings from the aorta and the left ventricle. What is the interpretation? The tracings show a gradient between the left ventricle
How to check for pulsus paradoxus? Pulsus paradoxus is an exaggeration of the normal inspiratory fall in blood pressure. The paradox in pulsus paradoxus is that the pulse
Basics of hemodynamic evaluation – 3 Part 1 Part 2 While evaluating intracardiac shunt lesions by cardiac catheterization, an easy way is to look at the step up
Basics of hemodynamic evaluation – 2 Part 1 Part 3 This is the article in the series on basics of hemodynamic evaluation. As mentioned earlier, pressure measurement in
What is the scientific basis of 10,000 steps a day? ഒരു ദിവസം 10,000 ചുവടുകൾ എന്നതിന്റെ ശാസ്ത്രീയ അടിസ്ഥാനം എന്താണ്? एक दिन में 10,000 कदम चलने का वैज्ञानिक आधार क्या
Basics of hemodynamic evaluation Part 2 Part 3 Though invasive hemodynamic evaluation was pushed to the backstage with the development of Doppler echocardiography, it is again coming to
