Heart failure in chronic kidney disease ക്രോണിക് കിഡ്നി ഡിസീസിൽ ഹാർട്ട് ഫെയ്ലർ Prevalence of both heart failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are increasing [1]. Hence heart failure in
Transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement Transcatheter treatment options for severe symptomatic tricuspid regurgitation is an evolving science. Very often these patients are very sick and having multiple comorbidities increasing
What is double sequential defibrillation? Double sequential defibrillation, also known as double sequential external defibrillation is the application of two shocks using two defibrillators nearly simultaneously, for refractory
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
