Category: Cardiology

RHD, MS, MR, AR: color Doppler echocardiogram showing rheumatic heart disease with mitral stenosis, mitral regurgitation and aortic regurgitation.

Multi slice computerized tomography coronary artery imaging is becoming popular as a non-invasive imaging modality for screening coronary artery disease.

IRBB and LVH: ECG showing incomplete right bundle branch block and left ventricular hypertrophy.

Stenting in unprotected left main coronary artery: stenting is becoming more popular in left main disease which was mostly treated surgically earlier.

Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: sleep apnea can cause hypertension, bradyarrhythmias, AF, pulmonary hypertension and precipitate nocturnal angina.

Management of primary pulmonary hypertension: latest addition to the therapeutic armamentarium are oral endothelin antagonists bosentan and ambrisentan.

X-ray chest PA view showing cardiomegaly due to LV dysfunction.

Aliskiren an antihypertensive: inhibits renin, the first limb of the RAAS, seems to have a potential in preventing the progression of CKD.

Preliminary results of purely subcutaneous implantable defibrillator use has been reported.

X-ray chest PA view in severe pulmonary hypertension with huge main pulmonary artery and branch pulmonary arteries.