Category: Cardiology

Optimal time for elective non cardiac surgery after coronary stenting is between 46 - 180 days for bare metal stents, after 180 days for drug eluting stents

Left anterior oblique (LAO) caudal view of left coronary angiogram resembles a spider and hence the term spider view.

Yu index of longitudinal tissue Doppler dyssynchrony is the standard deviation of time to peak systolic velocities from the onset of the QRS complex.

Left subclavian angiogram to check LIMA is usually taken towards the end of coronary angiography procedure when severe disease requiring CABG is documented.

Right coronary angiogram by trans radial approach.

Left coronary angiogram showing a type III LAD (left anterior descending coronary artery) with a proximal narrowing

Coronary angiogram levophase showing the catheter engaged in the left main coronary artery (artery not visible as it is the levophase)

Radial Artery Patency Study had shown that complete occlusion was more frequent with SVG than radial artery grafts at one year after CABG

Study showed lower risk of death in survivors of out of hospital cardiac arrest with PCI (percutaneous coronary intervention) and therapeutic hypothermia

Marfan Syndrome is a well known risk factor in pregnancy for aortic complications like dissection of aorta.