All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

American society of echocardiography has described several views for trans esophageal echocardiography, obtained from upper and mid esophagus and stomach.

Chromosome 9p21 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) have been associated with risk for coronary artery disease.

Paget-Schroetter syndrome is the spontaneous thrombosis of the deep veins of the upper limb - axillary or subclavian vein.

Post-thrombotic syndrome develops after a deep vein thrombosis, characterised by swelling, stasis dermatitis, ulceration and venous claudication.

Copeptin is the c-terminal fragment of provasopressin. Study found that copeptin estimation improves the early diagnosis of myocardial infarction.

ECG showing Complex ventricular ectopy.

Sequential frames of a femoral arterial sheath check shot.

Anatomical considerations of the mitral valve are important while considering mitral valve repair either surgically or by percutaneous trans catheter techniques.

Implantation of a valve within a valve for bioprosthetic valve failure: Survival rate with satisfactory valve function was 91.7%.

Arrhythmias in adolescents may vary from sinus arrhythmia which is a normal variant to life threatening arrhythmias like ventricular tachycardia.