All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Pigtail catheter is a left heart angiographic catheter. Curved tip reduces chance of jet of dye injected using a pressure injector from impinging on wall and producing staining

Cournand catheter is a right heart diagnostic catheter named after the Nobel laureate Andre Cournand.

Hub of a tiger catheter showing the size (5F) illustrating the maximum guide wire size of 0.38 and the catheter length of 100 cm.

Primary aim of cardiac rehabilitation is to enable the patient to regain full physical, psychological and social status after a cardiac event.

Judkins left coronary catheter has a primary curve (distal) and a secondary curve.

Catheter hub illustrating the various specifications of the catheter.

Signs in pulmonary embolism: Westermark sign, Hampton's hump, McConnell's sign, Knuckle sign

Rheumatic fever is a post streptococcal autoimmune disorder. Many of the features of rheumatic fever were described by Sydenham as early as 17th century.

Hypertension is an important risk factor for stroke, renal disease, coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease, LVH and congestive heart failure.

Ventricular pressure tracing vs arterial pressure tracing: diastolic pressure is very low in a ventricular tracing, compared to an arterial tracing.