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Let us clear the confusion about ventricular tachycardia :Is it a regular or irreguar tachycardia? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Ventricular tachycardia is the most common wide qrs tachycardia.It is generally taught VT is a regular wide qrs tachycardia.It indeed appears regular most of the time but in ... Read on »

Cardiologists awake , lets us learn echocardiography right from the fetus : The link to... by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Fetal echocardiography is an important imaging modality for screening fetuses with congenital heart disease.Not all cardiologists are familiar with this imaging . Obstetrician ... Read on »

When God performs a bypass surgery what is the chances of failure ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Coronary artery disease is the major determinant of human survival & health in the modern era!Obstruction of a coronary artery either sudden or gradual forms the basi ... Read on »

What does the term junctional tachycardia mean in current era ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Cardiac rhythm disorder remains as a fascinating clinical cardiac problem to the physicians for many decades. The joy of decoding cardiac arrhythmias and categorizing in ... Read on »

The delicate relationship between D-dimer and aortic dissection ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Role of d dimer in acute aortic syndromesD -Dimer is a marker of intravascular fibrinolysis .It is a degradation product of fibrinogen. A level more than 500ng/ml is signific ... Read on »

What are the determinants of qrs width in ventricular tacycardia ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Every one knows VT presents as a wide qrs tachycardia .Few of us , know VT can be narrow or even a normal qrs complex . But .none of us know what is the exact reason , why ... Read on »

What is the impact of cardiomegaly on lung function ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Thorax is a rigid bony box with a fixed space.The intra thoracic organs are snugly arranged within the cavity.The two lungs on either side with the heart in the middle fil ... Read on »

How will you differentiate a wenkebach’s Mobitz type 1 AV block from type 2 second degree AV block... by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health It is the classical description of wenkebach AV block type 1 there is progressive prolongation of PR interval followed by a blocked p wave and hence a dropped qrs complex. The ... Read on »

Is aberrancy same as functional bundle branch block ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Is aberrancy same as functional bundle branch block ? Some electrophysiological entities are used too liberally without much meaning . The terms functional bundle branch bl ... Read on »

Forgotten concepts in cardiology : Over drive pacing by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health It is one of the greatest innovation in medicine . . . that is . . . electric current being used as a drug to treat disorders of heart . Of course , it is not a surprisi ... Read on »

Beware of beating heart CABG : It is minimally invasive and minimally effective ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health The NEJM’s breaks the hidden truths about cardiopulmonary bypass in a beating heart.The irony in medical science is , trend setting land mark articles usuallyarriv ... Read on »

The impact factor of diabetes , hypertension , smoking and dyslipidemia on human vasculature :... by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health We know diabetes, smoking, hyperlidemia, hypertension are major risk factors for progressive vascular disease. They damage the vascular endothelium either directly or indirect ... Read on »

How common is ischemic SVT ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Ischemic ventricular tachycardia is a too well recognised clinical entity . But , ischemia triggered atrial arrhythmias are less often encountered .Does that mean , atria a ... Read on »

What is the difference between isoelectric P waves and absent p waves ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health P waves represent atrial depolarisation. The p wave height and width depends not only the size of the RA and LA but also the site of origin of atrial impulse .A normal SA n ... Read on »

How to estimate right atrial pressure with echocardiography ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Estimation of right atrial pressure (Often referred to as central venous pressure (CVP) is a common hemodynamic excercise both at the bed side and in echocardiographic lab. A ... Read on »

Does the esophageal spasm get relieved by sublingual nitroglycerine ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Esophagus and the heart are closely related structures. Both can generate chest pain that can mimic each other. The squeezing substernal pain is very characteristic of esopha ... Read on »

Origin and location of chest pain in acute pulmonary embolism by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Pulmonary embolism is one of the important causes of acute chest pain . It can mimic acute coronary syndrome . In fact along with aortic dissection , it forms a differe ... Read on »

What is being rescued in rescue angioplasty ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Rescue angioplasty as a concept in PCI is advocated for the past two decades. Rescue angioplasty continues to enjoy the controversy over the years. A procedure which fails ... Read on »

Can medical mangement convert a patient with positive stress test into negative ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Exercise stress test is the most commonly used non invasive diagnostic test for CAD.It is also useful in the functional capacity evaluation.Even though medical management of ... Read on »

Routine Thrombus removal during primary PCI is it safe always ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor

Posted in: Blog Posts in Heart Health Current data from TCTTCTMD – The Source for Interventional Cardiovascular News and Education Read on »

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