All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

IRBB and LVH: ECG showing incomplete right bundle branch block and left ventricular hypertrophy.

Stenting in unprotected left main coronary artery: stenting is becoming more popular in left main disease which was mostly treated surgically earlier.

Sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease: sleep apnea can cause hypertension, bradyarrhythmias, AF, pulmonary hypertension and precipitate nocturnal angina.

Management of primary pulmonary hypertension: latest addition to the therapeutic armamentarium are oral endothelin antagonists bosentan and ambrisentan.

X-ray chest PA view showing cardiomegaly due to LV dysfunction.

Aliskiren an antihypertensive: inhibits renin, the first limb of the RAAS, seems to have a potential in preventing the progression of CKD.

Preliminary results of purely subcutaneous implantable defibrillator use has been reported.

X-ray chest PA view in severe pulmonary hypertension with huge main pulmonary artery and branch pulmonary arteries.

PICAB - a conduit is created between a proximal coronary artery and a vein. PICVA connects the coronary vein to artery causing retroperfusion.

L-mode display in IVUS is a computerised reconstruction of a longitudinal section of the vessel using digitally stored images from a motorised pullback.