Athlete’s heart അത്ലറ്റിന്റെ ഹൃദയം एथलीट का दिल Athlete’s heart is hypertrophy (thickening of the walls) due to the constant training. The ideal method of differentiating this hypertrophy from
Left ventricular reverse remodeling Left ventricular remodeling which starts initially as a beneficial process becomes detrimental later on leading to progressive worsening of left ventricular dilatation and dysfunction.
Renal denervation for hypertension Renal denervation for hypertension, initially thought to be a promising procedure, went into disrepute after the publication of the SYMPLICITY HTN-3 trial [1]. But
GALACTIC-HF Trial: Omecamtiv mecarbil GALACTIC-HF trial evaluated omecamtiv mecarbil, a cardiac myosin activator in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction [1]. The study had 8256 patients which included
Echocardiographic assessment of LV diastolic function Though there are several parameters for evaluation of left ventricular diastolic function by echocardiography, the most commonly used are the pulsed Doppler
Non invasive cardiac output monitoring Conventionally, measurement of cardiac output was done invasively. Initially with dye dilution techniques and later by thermodilution techniques. Both needed pulmonary artery catheterization,
Metabolic modulation in heart failure Most of the treatment strategies in heart failure like angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB), angiotensin receptor-neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI) and
Chest X-ray in left to right shunts Chest X-ray is a simple, cheap and easily available investigation for the evaluation of left to right shunts. But it is
Coronary angiographic views Coronary angiography is done in multiple projections or views to get a three dimensional idea of the coronary lesions. Some regions of the coronary arteries
Ebstein’s anomaly and pregnancy Ebstein’s anomaly of tricuspid valve was first described by Wilhelm Ebstein in 1866 [1]. It is characterized by distal displacement of the septal and
