Leaving a fenestration in the interatrial septum during a Fontan repair is useful in relieving the central venous congestion when pulmonary blood flow is driven by venous pressure
Fetal aortic valvuloplasty is considered for fetuses with severe valvar aortic stenosis and echocardiographic features suggesting a risk of progression to hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Though surgical options
I had posted about photon counting CT which converts X-rays directly to electronic signals unlike conventional CT which converts X-rays first to light and then to electronic signals.
It is well known that regular physical activity can reduce cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. Female individuals usually lag behind male individuals in exercise programs. But a study involving
In an earlier post on Embolic Stroke of Undetermined Source (ESUS), I had mentioned about ARCADIA trial (AtRial Cardiopathy and Antithrombotic Drugs In Prevention After Cryptogenic Stroke) which
What are the potential options for reducing cardiotoxicity of anthracyclines? Anthracyclines are an important group of medications useful in the treatment of solid tumours and hematological malignancies. An
These are the basic requirements for re-entry in cardiac electrophysiology: The impulse should re-excite the same area again and again repeatedly The impulse should find the same area
Some experiments of rotational angiography were going on decades back. Sometimes it would even end up in ventricular fibrillation due to prolonged injection of contrast which deprives myocardium
Ultrasound techniques currently used in echocardiography uses frame rates from 30-150 frames/s. This limits its temporal resolution for very short lived events, especially in pediatric and congenital heart
