Extracorporeal CPR (ECPR) Conventional cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) involves chest compressions and respiratory support with either mouth to mouth respiration or bag and mask ventilation. Extracorporeal CPR (ECPR) means
Carcinoid heart disease Carcinoid heart disease occurs in rare neuroendocrine tumors producing carcinoid syndrome. Carcinoid tumours are most often located in the gastrointestinal system, though they can also
LAAOS III trial – Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion during Cardiac Surgery to Prevent Stroke (LAAOS III trial) was a multicenter, randomized
What is MAGGIC risk score? Meta-analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) risk score was developed by Pocock SJ et al for predicting mortality in heart failure
Is there any role for exercise in heart failure? Generally, everyone would think that heart failure patients need rest rather than exercise. This is true in case of
EXPLORER-HCM and MAVERICK-HCM for evaluating Mavacamten in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy Mavacamten is a first-in-class reversible cardiac myosin inhibitor which has been evaluated in the EXPLORER-HCM trial for symptomatic hypertrophic
Are we missing a lot of cardiac amyloidosis? Amyloidosis is caused by deposition of products of protein misfolding in extracellular tissue, most commonly the light chains (lambda and
What is heart failure with improved ejection fraction? Heart failure with improved ejection fraction (HFimpEF) is heart failure with a baseline left ventricular ejection fraction of 40% or
What is universal definition and classification of heart failure? Over the years there have been several definitions for heart failure leading to non-uniformity in the literature on heart
Sleep well and keep cardiovascular disease away Good sleep pattern can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, coronary artery disease and stroke even in those who are genetically
