Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Brugada Syndrome
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Source: Cardiophile MD - February 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: ECG / Electrophysiology Source Type: blogs
Sympathetic Crash Acute Pulmonary Edema
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Source: Cardiophile MD - February 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
What are the ECG Changes in Intracranial Hemorrhage?
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Source: Cardiophile MD - February 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: ECG / Electrophysiology ECG Library Source Type: blogs
In Short About Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
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Source: Cardiophile MD - February 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiomyopathy Source Type: blogs
CLEAR Clinical Trial of Bempedoic Acid
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Source: Cardiophile MD - February 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Clinical Trial Review Source Type: blogs
MCQ on Mineralocorticoid Receptors
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Source: Cardiophile MD - February 3, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs
Right Heart Catheterization in Tetralogy of Fallot
With the availability of high resolution echocardiographic images and Doppler echocardiography, role of cardiac catheterization has come down in tetralogy of Fallot and other congenital heart diseases in general. Important risks for cardiac catheterization in a deeply cyanotic infant are the chance of precipitation of a cyanotic spell and thrombotic strokes due to hemoconcentration. Chance of precipitating a cyanotic spell are more when pulmonary angiography is attempted through the already narrow right ventricular outflow tract. Hemocontration is due to the diuresis following contrast angiography, which can be prevented ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - January 15, 2024 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Angiography and Interventions Source Type: blogs
Mineralocorticoid Receptors: MCQ
Mineralocorticoid Receptors are found in all of the following, Except? [1]
A. Liver
B. Colon
C. Hippocampus
D. Kidney
Correct answer : A. Liver
Mineralocorticoid receptors are found in sodium transporting epithelia like that in kidney and colon as well as in nonepithelial tissues like heart and brain [2]. They also have high affinity for glucocorticoids [3].
Aldosterone promotes myocardial fibroblast proliferation and has a role in myocardial fibrosis. This accounts for the beneficial antifibrotic effect of mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists when used in the management of heart failure [4].
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Source: Cardiophile MD - December 24, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: Medicine MCQ - CVS Source Type: blogs
CLEAR Trial of Bempedoic Acid
Bempedoic acid is an ATP citrate lyase inhibitor, acting upstream of HMGCoA reductase targeted by statins, and reduces LDL cholesterol levels. It is associated with low incidence of muscle related adverse events compared to statins. US FDA had a prerequisite that patients should be already on maximally tolerated stating therapy before considering bempedoic acid and had noted that their effect on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality were considered as indeterminate. The manufacturers have reported that these clauses have been removed.
The CLEAR (Cholesterol Lowering via Bempedoic Acid [ECT1002], an ACL-Inhibiting Regime...
Source: Cardiophile MD - December 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy is a form of dilated cardiomyopathy with unknown etiology characterised by progressive left ventricular dilatation and systolic dysfunction. Pathologically, there is increase in the size and weight of the heart. There is ventricular dilatation with near normal wall thickness. The myocardial systolic dysfunction is out of portion to the fibrosis.
The incidence of idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy varies from 3-10 cases per 100,000 population. Death from progressive pump failure occurs at the rate of about 25% in first year, 35-40% in two years and upto 40-80% over five years. Stabiliz...
Source: Cardiophile MD - December 15, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
ECG Changes in Intracranial Hemorrhage
ECG changes are fairly common in intracranial hemorrhage. Giant T inversions with QT interval prolongation may be seen in intracranial hemorrhage even without associated myocardial damage [1]. ECG changes described in subarachnoid hemorrhage include QT interval prolongation, T wave abnormalities and ST segment deviations. Mechanism is thought to be due to sustained sympathetic stimulation, probably caused by dysfunction of insular cortex resulting in reversible neurogenic damage to the myocardium which could include contraction bands and subendocardial ischemia [2].
In a study involving patients with supratentorial hemorr...
Source: Cardiophile MD - November 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
What is SCAPE in Cardiovascular Medicine?
SCAPE is an acronym for sympathetic crash acute pulmonary edema, which can typcially occur in Pickering syndrome with renal artery stenosis [1]. Another term for transient acute pulmonary edema which occurs in renal artery stenosis is flash pulmonary edema. SCAPE is the extreme end of the spectrum of acute pulmonary edema and needs urgent management in the emergency room [2]. Excessive release of catecholamines may increase the permeability of pulmonary capillaries and facilitate flash pulmonary edema [3]. Endothelial dysfunction secondary to excessive activity of renin-angiotenisn-aldosterone axis, impaired synthesis of ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - November 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis and Risk Stratification
Hello friends, this is the modified version of my talk at Indian Heart Rhythm Society Conference, New Delhi, 2023, on Brugada Syndrome. Hope you will enjoy this session.
Initial description of Brugada syndrome in 1992 was that of syncopal episodes and/or sudden death in persons with structurally normal heart and a characteristic ECG pattern of right bundle branch block with ST segment elevation in leads V1 to V3. Sometimes individuals with a diagnostic ECG may be totally asymptomatic and may be having a family history of sudden death. Genetic nature of the disorder and mutation in sodium channel gene was described in 1998...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 27, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: ECG / Electrophysiology General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Rate vs Rhythm Control in Atrial Fibrillation
Rate vs rhythm control as a management strategy in atrial fibrillation has been a long standing topic for debate. Though at one look rhythm control would appear to be the ideal strategy, long term adverse effects of the currently available medications for rhythm control is the often cited down side. AFFIRM [1] and RACE [2] trials were the main reason for the debate as they failed to show any benefit for the rhythm control strategy. AF-CHF trial in those with AF and congestive heart failure also failed to show any advantage for the rhythm control strategy [3]. But there have been important criticisms as well [4]. In AFFIRM...
Source: Cardiophile MD - October 26, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: ECG / Electrophysiology General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
Risk of Spontaneous vs Induced Brugada Pattern
It is well known that sodium channel blockers can unmask the ECG pattern in Brugada syndrome. A recent systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the utility of drug challenge in testing for Brugada syndrome. They found that spontaneous type 1 ECG characterized by coved, down sloping ST elevation with T inversion in right precordial leads had 2.4% annual incidence of serious arrhythmic events. In contrast, those with ECG pattern induced by sodium channel blockers had only 0.65% annual incidence of serious arrhythmic events.
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Source: Cardiophile MD - October 19, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Johnson Francis Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs
