What is SCAPE in Cardiovascular Medicine? SCAPE is an acronym for sympathetic crash acute pulmonary edema, which can typcially occur in Pickering syndrome with renal artery stenosis [1].
Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification Hello friends, this is the modified version of my talk at Indian Heart Rhythm Society Conference, New Delhi, 2023, on Brugada Syndrome.
Rate vs Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation Rate vs rhythm control as a management strategy in atrial fibrillation has been a long standing topic for debate. Though at
Risk of Spontaneous vs Induced Brugada Pattern It is well known that sodium channel blockers can unmask the ECG pattern in Brugada syndrome. A recent systematic review and
How Does Fever Precipitate Arrhythmia in Brugada Syndrome? In Brugada syndrome dysfunctional voltage gated sodium channels NaV1.5 have delayed activation and earlier inactivation. This leads to shortening of
Current Role of Digoxin in Heart Failure as Per Guidelines and DIGIT-HF trial of Digitoxin Use of digoxin in heart failure has come down markedly over the past
Gardner Treadmill Protocol Gardner Treadmill Protocol, also known as Gardner-Skinner Protocol was described in 1991 [1]. It is used mainly in the evaluation of peripheral arterial disease. The
Climbing More Than Five Flights of Stairs Daily Reduces Risk of Heart Disease! World Heart Day greetings to all. Climbing more than five flights of stairs every day
Dip and plateau pattern of ventricular pressure tracing in constrictive pericarditis Thickened and stiff pericardium in chronic constrictive pericarditis has poor compliance reducing the distension of cardiac chambers
How can PDA mask a coarctation of aorta? Coarctation of aorta may be missed when there is a large patent ductus arteriosus. This is because the ampulla of
