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How relavant is oral magnesium for recurrent ventricular tachycardia ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Magnesium is a powerful anti-arrhythmic drug . It has a well established role in controlling VT when administered Intra -venously especially in polymorphic VT . ... Read on »

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy : In extreme mental stress . . . Left ventricle takes a shape of banana ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health The entity of stress cardiomyopathy , other wise referred to as Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a popular clinical entity in recent decades.The heart and mind are closely l ... Read on »

Atrial fibrillation with wide qrs tachycardia : Don’t get obsessed with WPW syndrome by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Irregular wide qrs tachycardia is a fairly common clinical entity in any cardiac emergency room. The moment you ask about such tachycardia , 9/10 fellows will come ou ... Read on »

Let us say a final good bye . . . to cath study in PAH of Eisenmenger ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Interventions in Eisenmenger syndrome or severe PAH in left to right shunt continues to be a major diagnostic issue.The challenge lies not only in assessing whether ... Read on »

A partial list of chest pain in the “Post-Infarction” period by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health We know prompt reperfusion of infarct related artery( IRA) by any means constitute the specific management of STEMI .However, It needs to be emphasized , treatment pro ... Read on »

Vascular Inheritance : Father has a TIA . . .on follow up . . . Son develops a full fledged... by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Sons are too glad to inherit wealth from their father . But destiny maintains a fine balance . It makes sure they do inherit adverse biological events as well . ... Read on »

How do you differentiate “a” wave from “v” in JVP ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Jugular vein is a natural non invasive right heart catheter inserted permanently in the right atrium . It faithfully reflects the right heart hemo-dynamics during every ... Read on »

When “Quality of life” fights with “Quantity of life” doctors get... by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health A 72 year old man in terminal heart failure with three previous admissions in last one year comes with severe breathlessness . He was exhausted with rigorous drug ... Read on »

How to diagnose complete heart block without ECG ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health You are asked to see a patient with a pulse rate of 45 /mt . Is it sinus bradycardia or complete heart block ? Only one condition , . . . you must conclude in t ... Read on »

Mysteries in Medical Philosophy ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

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A shocker of a discovery : HDL cholesterol could after all be a “Good -Old ” Bad... by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health International Astronomical Union in the year 2006 removed Pluto from the solar system for a simple reason , the so-called Pluto never revolved around Sun , hence it ... Read on »

When Robots help doctors during a surgery it charges 100,000 $ more ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health An article , I stumbled upon recently discusses why American health care is in deep trouble. There is a huge variation in the health care costs across the country. The ... Read on »

Essential Cath lab philosophy ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

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How often Acute rheumatic fever presents with non migratory mono arthriits ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Acute rheumatic fever classically involves large joints of lower or upper limbs referred to as fleeting migratory polyarthritis .But this pattern is not exclusive. ... Read on »

Kissing balloon kisses what ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Kissing balloon is the standard technique used to tackle branch vessel stenosis . When a vessel branches out and both branches has a lesion, single balloon can not dila ... Read on »

Why left heart border become straight in Mitral stenosis ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Here is an X-ray of classical rheumatic mitral stenois with a mitral orifice of .8 square cm. Why the left heart border is straight in mitral stenosis ? It ... Read on »

What does Amiodarone do to the ventricular rate in AF ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Amiodarone acts by Correcting the rhythm to sinus . Controls ventricular rate alone Does both ? Answer is 3 How can it correct the rhythm al ... Read on »

Which is the best drug for ventricular rate control in atrial fibrillation ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Which is the best drug for “ventricular rate control” in atrial fibrillation ? Digoxin alone Diltiazem alone Atenolol alone Digoxin +Atenolol Di ... Read on »

What are the therapeutic targets in Ventricular tachycardia by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Ventricular tachycardia is a major cardiac electrical disorder. Even though it connotes a deadly meaning the prognosis and outcome vastly vary.It can be a benign arrhyth ... Read on »

What is the mechanism of loud first heart sound in mitral stenosis ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health I wonder this question is being asked over many generations in medical schools , yet to be answered clearly. The traditional explanation given is “ mitral valve ... Read on »

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