Category: Cardiology

Adverse events after ICD implantation: Pericardial effusion, pocket hematoma, inappropriate shocks, lead insulation failure and fracture, fear for shocks

Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) occurs due to non-coaptation of mitral leaflets in the setting of left ventricular dilatation.

90.7% freedom from recurrent severe mitral regurgitation was documented at twenty years after mitral valve repair in a study

Radiation associated heart disease is noted in survivors of breast cancer and Hodgkin’s disease who had undergone radiotherapy with radiation to heart

Pacemaker implantation safe in nonagenarians

Mechanical vs bioprosthetic valves: Long term mortality similar for mechanical vs bioprosthetic valves in older patients

Newer imaging modalities for evaluation of coronary atherosclerosis: OCT, NIRS, IVPA, NIRF, TRFS, intravascular MRI and intravascular MR spectroscopy

One year after CABG, there was no significant difference between on pump and off pump CABG in repeat revascularisation, QoL or neurocognitive function

Intrcardiac echo (ICE) helps in diagnosis of implantable device related endocarditis

Clopidogrel and statin reload protects against early cerebral ischemic events