Category: Cardiology

Coronary arteries are blood vessels supplying oxygenated blood to the heart. Two coronary arteries, right and left, arises from the root of aorta.

Left ventricular diastolic function assessment by echocardiography usually on mitral inflow velocity measurement with demonstration of E/A reversal.

Cardiac catheterisation laboratory is the place where angiography (imaging of blood vessels and the heart) and interventions are done.

Alpha and beta angles of r’ wave can be used to differentiate between Brugada syndrome and incomplete right bundle branch block.

Nanto’s technique is for changing a percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) balloon catheter over a regular-length guide wire.

There is an inverse relation between the time to cardiac surgery after angiography and acute kidney injury.

Diagnostic accuracy of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging with LGE was ninety seven percent and equivalent to that of invasive coronary angiography.

Delivery of preterm and small for gestational age babies have been linked to future maternal cardiovascular events.

Early repair of type A aortic dissection complicated by coma has been reported to improve neurological outcome.

Surgical ablation for atrial fibrillation was found to be superior but riskier than catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation.