Standard surgical treatment for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a) Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy b) Single lung transplantation c) Pulmonary banding d) None of the above Correct answer: a) Pulmonary thromboendarterectomy In
Deficiency of aortic rim an important risk factor for cardiac erosion with ASD device Cardiac erosion is a potential nightmare of device closure of atrial septal defect (ASD)
Esophageal injury with AF ablation: Rare but potentially devastating Esophageal injury has remained a nightmare of atrial fibrillation ablation due to potentially catastrophic sequelae. Esophageal perforation after AF
Reduction of defibrillator shock related pain by a tetanizing prepulse Reduction of defibrillator shock related pain: Defibrillator shocks are painful, mostly due to the associated skeletal muscle stimulation.
IABP in action IABP monitor screen shot: Green tracing: ECG. White tracing: Respiration. Red tracing: Intra arterial blood pressure. Yellow tracing: Pulse oximetry. Displays on right side, from
Ablation better than amiodarone for persistent AF with congestive heart failure AATAC Multicenter Randomized Trial [1] has demonstrated that catheter ablation is clearly superior to amiodarone for heart
E-CPR improves pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest survival Cardiopulmonary arrest survival: Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (E-CPR) using extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO) has been in use for resuscitation of refractory cardiac arrest
Coronary steal The term ‘coronary steal’ (CS) is basically diversion of coronary flow from one artery to another. It can be either between from one coronary territory to
