Bisferiens pulse may be seen in all of the following except: 1. Free aortic regurgitation 2. Combination of aortic regurgitation and stenosis 3. Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy 4. Fallot’s
Familial mitral valve prolapse (MVP) Inheritance pattern of mitral valve prolapse has been thought to be in an autosomal dominant pattern. Devereux et al [1] studied 45 probands
Point of care cardiac troponin testing Point of care testing of cardiac biomarkers is being increasingly used in the emergency care setting to enhance the triaging of patients
Regadenoson for vasodilator myocardial stress – selective A2A receptor agonist Regadenoson for vasodilator myocardial stress: Regadenoson, adenosine and dipyridamole are the three vasodilators which can be used during
Frailty and cardiovascular outcome In an article in the Journal of American College of Cardiology, [1] Jonathan and colleagues addressed the issue of frailty in the elderly and
Advantages of AV synchrony (atrioventricular synchrony) Atrial systole which is appropriately timed with respect to ventricular diastole helps in keeping the mean atrial pressure low and facilitate venous
Pacemaker AV interval vs PV interval AV interval indicates the paced atrioventricular interval and PV interval indicates sensed atrioventricular interval. This means that the ‘A’ of AV interval
Leadless pacemakers Weakest link in the pacemaker system is considered to be its lead, sometimes called it Achilles heel. This is because the lead system is prone for
Subcutaneous ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) Subcutaneous ICD (S-ICD) is the term used to designate ICDs which are purely subcutaneous, without any intracardiac leads. It was designed aiming to
Inappropriate ICD shocks Inappropriate implantable cardioverter-defibrillator shocks are one of the commonest adverse effects of ICDs, which can occur in up to about 25% of those implanted with