Category: Cardiology

ACE Inhibitors and anemia: Multiple mechanisms proposed, including suppression of erythropoietin production

Pulsoximetry tracing of ventricular premature complex with a lower amplitude than the normal sinus beat and the following beat with higher amplitude

Invasive blood pressure monitoring is fairly common in acute care setting, using a small cannula in radial artery connected to a pressure transducer system.

Coronary angiogram still shot showing stenosis of RCA and PDA (right coronary artery and posterior descending coronary artery)

Coronary angiogram showing total occlusion of mid LAD (left anterior descending coronary artery)

Symptoms pointing to specific valvular lesions: PND in MS, angina in AS, exertional palpitation in MR/AR, syncope in AS, episodic palpitation in MS with AF

Methods of assessment of mitral valve area by echocardiography: 2-D and 3-D planimetry, pressure half time, PISA method and continuity equation.

Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Device (CIED) are devices implanted for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes and include pacemaker, ICD, CRT and ILR.

Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is more likely in those with chronic kidney disease because of the deranged calcium and phosphorus metabolism

Coronary artery perforation is an important, rare complication of PCI. Perforations can be caused by guide wires, angioplasty balloons or rotablator burr.