Category: Cardiology

Subintimal tracking and reentry (STAR) technique is used when there is failure to cross coronary occlusion (CTO) with conventional approaches.

Controversies in assessing and managing CVD risk in patients with diabetes

Arterial switch operation (Jatene’s) is done under cardiopulmonary bypass and involves the restoration of ventriculo-arterial concordance.

INSTEAD Trial for Type B aortic dissection: TEVAR failed to improve 2-year survival and adverse event rates in spite of favorable aortic remodeling.

Broad classification of cardiac arrhythmias

Causes of cardiac arrhythmias

Peri-stent contrast staining after DES is a new terminology for contrast staining outside the stent struts at sites of drug eluting stent implantation.

TAVI without predilation would theoretically reduce the embolic complications and complete heart block.

non HDL cholesterol is the marker of better choice at present as it has established cut off points with safe and achievable goals.

Sinus node recovery time is the time required for recovery of sinus node activity after cessation of atrial overdrive pacing for 30 seconds.