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Heart disease in pregnancy: Risk stratification
It is needless to say that heart disease in pregnancy is a challenge for the obstetrician and the cardiologist. Hemodynamic changes in pregnancy and labour can adversely affect many of the significant cardiac lesions. Increase in blood volume and heart rate are the important factors during pregnancy. In general stenotic lesions and pulmonary hypertension are poorly tolerated, while regurgitant lesions are better tolerated. Specific risks like aortic dissection and rupture are there for coarctation of aorta. Several risk stratification schemes have been developed for assessing the risk of pregnancy with heart disease over ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - May 27, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: General Cardiology CARPREG II risk scoring CARPREG risk stratification mWHO classification ZAHARA risk score Source Type: blogs

Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea – Cardiology MCQ – Answer
New !!! Cardiology MCQs from Cardiophile MD – Volume 3: Interactive Kindle Edition Cardiology MCQs from Cardiophile MD – Volume 3 Paperback Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea usually occurs:  Correct answer: c) 2 – 4 hours after onset of sleep Patient wakes up with breathlessness and sits up or even stands. It is relieved over a few minutes. Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is different from orthopnea which occurs soon after assuming the supine position and is relieved by sitting up. Orthopnea has no relation to sleep. Onset of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea is delayed after onset of sleep as it takes some time fo...
Source: Cardiophile MD - May 13, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs

Arrhythmia in HCM – Cardiology MCQ – Answer
Commonest sustained arrhythmia in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Correct answer: d) Atrial fibrillation Atrial fibrillation (AF) can occur in about 1/5th of cases of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Factors predisposing to AF in HCM are left atrial pressure and size due to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and mitral regurgitation. About one fourth of them may develop embolic episodes and stroke. It has been suggested that those with left atrial diameter of 45 mm or more should undergo 48 hour Holter once or twice a year to look for AF. Anticoagulation is recommended in tho...
Source: Cardiophile MD - April 28, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology MCQ DM / DNB Cardiology Entrance Source Type: blogs

Heart attack versus cardiac arrest
If you’re confused by the terms used to describe heart attacks, you’re not alone. They’re often described as “mild” or “massive,” or even the ominous-sounding “widow maker.” But these terms are not necessarily helpful, and they may create confusion and anxiety. The good news: most people who have a heart attack survive. The bad news? “Any heart attack can be fatal, no matter how big, how small, or where it occurs in the heart,” says Dr. James Januzzi, a cardiologist at Harvard-affiliated Massachusetts General Hospital. “Furthermore, there’s a lot of misunderstanding among the general public about ...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - April 26, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Julie Corliss Tags: First Aid Health Heart Health Source Type: blogs

Obesity an important cause of high output heart failure
Obesity an important cause of high output heart failure: Conventionally we have been taught that causes of high out put failure are anemia, thyrotoxicosis, beriberi and arteriovenous fistula. But modern day data is changing. A retrospective analysis of patients with high output heart failure from the cathlab of Mayo Clinic [1] showed that obesity was the commonest cause contributing to almost one third of cases. This was followed by liver disease and arteriovenous shunts contributing about one fourth of cases each, lung disease and (16%) and myeloproliferative disorders (8%). Of course some bias in these percentages is p...
Source: Cardiophile MD - April 11, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs

Obesity paradox
ECG Basics from Cardiophile MD Kindle Edition by Johnson Francis  Obesity paradox Obesity paradox is that people with established cardiovascular diseases including hypertension, heart failure, coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial disease, have better prognosis if they are overweight or obese [1]. Four obesity related paradoxes have been listed: Classic obesity paradox: obesity is protective in chronic disease states Preobesity paradox: overweight is protective in normal populations Fat-but-fit concept: obesity is not a risk factor for mortality in fit individuals Metabolically healthy obesity: phenotype ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - April 2, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: General Cardiology Source Type: blogs

The Barbershop Study: How an Unorthodox Study on Black Men ’ s Health Brought Down the House
This study essentially shows that a health care system that moves itself into barbershops is effective in one third of men found to have poorly controlled blood pressure.  I’m also fairly sure a pharmacist in my living room will improve my lipid profile.  And it bears repeating, that despite this herculean effort, two-thirds of black men chose not to connect with a healthcare system that was in their barbershop.  You can go ahead and put money on the odds that Harry White remains out of reach – its one you’ll win 66% of the time. I’ll also point out the study duration was six months – Harry had sho...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: anish_koka Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

The Barbershop Study: How an Unorthodox Study on Black Men ’ s Health Brought Down the House and Where It Went Wrong
This study essentially shows that a health care system that moves itself into barbershops is effective in one third of men found to have poorly controlled blood pressure.  I’m also fairly sure a pharmacist in my living room will improve my lipid profile.  And it bears repeating, that despite this herculean effort, two-thirds of black men chose not to connect with a healthcare system that was in their barbershop.  You can go ahead and put money on the odds that Harry White remains out of reach – its one you’ll win 66% of the time. I’ll also point out the study duration was six months – Harry had sho...
Source: The Health Care Blog - March 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: anish_koka Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs

New Studies: Alivecor ’s Kardiaband Coupled With Apple Watch Detects AFib, Potassium Levels Accurately
ECG wearable manufacturing Alivecor’s Kardiaband was able to detect atrial fibrillation with very high sensitivity according to the latest study of the Cleveland Clinic published early March. When a physician actually helped examine the data, sensitivity reached 99 percent. A second study, conducted by the Mayo Clinic, showed that the ECG device, when paired with new artificial intelligence technology, is able to detect high potassium levels in blood non-invasively, which could signal diabetes or heart failure. Doctor and digital health tech: the best combination AliveCor’s KardiaBand is a novel technology that enable...
Source: The Medical Futurist - March 14, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Future of Medicine Health Sensors & Trackers digital digital health ecg Healthcare Innovation technology wearables Source Type: blogs

Long term sequelae of takotsubo cardiomyopathy
 Generally everyone thinks of takotsubo cardiomyopathy (stress cardiomyopathy or broken heart syndrome) as a cause of reversible left ventricular dysfunction in response to a major lifetime stress. Initial reports which caught attention were in elderly women who had lost their spouses and hence the term broken heart syndrome. As it involved the apical segments of the left ventricle, not conforming to any single vascular territory, another eponym was apical ballooning syndrome. Recent work has questioned the complete reversal of cardiac pathology in this condition [1,2,3], though left ventricular ejection frac...
Source: Cardiophile MD - March 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs

Risk factors for trastuzumab cardiotoxicity
 Click here for a preview Trastuzumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting the HER2 (human epidermal growth factor receptor 2) used in the treatment of HER2 positive breast cancer. The drug when used in the treatment of early stage breast cancer, reduces recurrences by half and mortality by one third. But trastuzumab trials have shown severe heart failure or cardiac event rate up to 3.9%. Important risk factors for cardiotoxicity with trastuzumab treatment are: Age above 50 years Underlying heart disease or hypertension Baseline left ventricular ejection fraction 50-55% or lower Previous anthracycline therapy Reference ...
Source: Cardiophile MD - February 26, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Prof. Dr. Johnson Francis, MD, DM, FACC, FRCP Edin, FRCP London Tags: Cardiology Source Type: blogs

Dr. Google: The top 10 health searches in 2017
Follow me on Twitter @RobShmerling Ever wonder what other people are wondering about? I know I do. So, here are the top 10 health searches in Google for 2017. And just so you don’t have to look each one up, I’ve provided a brief answer. You’re welcome. 1.  What causes hiccups? I was surprised this one made it to the top 10 list of health searches. Maybe this search is common because hiccups are as mysterious as they are universal. I’ve written about hiccups before, but let’s just say the cause in any individual person is rarely known or knowable. Then again, the reason hiccups stop is also unknown. Some triggers...
Source: Harvard Health Blog - February 21, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Robert H. Shmerling, MD Tags: Health Source Type: blogs

A female in her 60s who was lucky to get expert ECG interpretation
Submitted and written by Alex Bracey, with edits by Pendell Meyers and Steve Smith:I was walking through the critical care section of the ED when I overheard a discussion about the following ECG. I had no history on the case and no prior ECG for comparison.What do you think?Here are inferior leads, and aVL, magnified:A closer inspection of the inferior leads and aVLSinus bradycardia. The T-wave in lead III is slightly tall and broad (increased area under the curve) compared to its QRS complex. In isolation, this probably could not be called a hyperacute T-wave, but you may suspect it.  There is T-wave invers...
Source: Dr. Smith's ECG Blog - February 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Pendell Source Type: blogs

Coala Heart Monitor – The Swedish Response To The ECG Revolution
It has never been easier to measure ECG and monitor heart health at home. New pocket-sized gadgets, chest straps, even specialized earbuds promise accurate measurements during sports activity, cooking or watching TV at home. AliveCor’s Kardia, MocaCare, Skeeper, just to name a few digital devices The Medical Futurist already reviewed. Recently, a Swedish company sent me their version and I eagerly tested it. Let’s see what the Coala Heart Monitor can offer. The ECG Revolution A real revolution started in cardiology: miniaturized and patient-friendly designs of ECG monitors, single- and multi-channel ECGs arrive on the ...
Source: The Medical Futurist - February 13, 2018 Category: Information Technology Authors: nora Tags: Health Sensors & Trackers digital health ecg future Healthcare Innovation Personalized medicine review technology Source Type: blogs

MyoKardia Develops Machine Learning Algorithm For Prediction of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Using Wearable Biosensor: Interview
In this study, we collected PPG pulse wave traces from patients with oHCM and healthy volunteers. Using automated analyses, we extracted details about the shape and pattern of the tracings and applied machine learning to identify differences in these...
Source: Medgadget - February 8, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Alice Ferng Tags: Cardiology Exclusive Source Type: blogs