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Heart Disease FAQ
Regional wall motion abnormality (RWMA) is usually noted on echocardiogram. It indicates abnormal motion of a region of the left ventricle.
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General Cardiology
Chest compression rates during cardiopulmonary resuscitation was found to affect return of spontaneous circulation, but not survival to hospital discharge.
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Heart Disease FAQ
A couple of premature beats originating from the ventricles, occurring in a sequence with no intervening normal beats is called a ventricular couplet.
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Heart Disease FAQ
High voltage can be generated in defibrillators by using voltage multipliers.
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Heart Disease FAQ
Arteries can be blocked by deposition of fatty material or a blood clot. Clots in blocked arteries can be removed by devices or medicines.
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Heart Disease FAQ
SAM is short for systolic anterior movement. It is peculiar movement of the mitral valve seen in hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy.
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Heart Disease FAQ
BMV is short form for balloon mitral valvotomy
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Heart Disease FAQ
High blood pressure (BP) is only one of the several risk factors for a heart attack. So it is very well possible to have a heart attack with
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Heart Disease FAQ
HLHS is short for hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a severe form of birth defect of heart. The left sided chambers of the heart are underdeveloped in HLHS.
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Heart Disease FAQ
Maximum heart rate predicted can be calculated with the formula 220 - age. For a 55 year old, this will come to 165 beats per minute.
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