All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

The Sleep Heart Health Study [1] found that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with excessive daytime sleepiness triples the chance of heart failure and doubles the risk of a

This parasternal short axis echocardiogram is a cross section of the left ventricle at the mitral valve level. Both anterior mitral leaflet (AML) and posterior mitral leaflet (PML)

A study comparing conventional vs extracorporeal CPR (ECPR) concluded that ECPR may be associated with improved long term neurological outcome.

Indications and contraindications for head up tilt test (HUTT) എന്താണ് ഹെഡ് അപ്പ് ടിൽറ്റ് ടെസ്റ്റ് (HUTT)? Indications for HUTT Recurrent syncope or presyncope High risk patients with single syncopal

Cardiology MCQ – ECG Quiz Click here for a larger image This ECG shows: Wellens sign Pardee sign Brugada sign aVR sign Post your answer as a comment

Interesting Trigeminy – ECG Challenge – Discussion Click here for a larger image The rhythm strip shows ventricular ectopic trigeminy. The beat marked as VPC is a ventricular

The more the number of push-ups you are able to do in one minute, lower the risk of incident cardiovascular risk, says a study published in the JAMA

Intravenous acetaminophen (paracetamol) when added to a sedative has been found to reduce the risk of postoperative delirium in patients after cardiac surgery

Interesting Trigeminy – ECG Challenge Click here for a larger image Concentrate on the rhythm strip, specifically on the beat after the ventricular premature complex. What is it?

In the mult-country, multi-centric PREVENT Trial, it was found that adjunctive intermittent pneumatic compression added to pharmacological thromboprophylaxis provided no added protection.