Physiologically Speaking
JANUARY 3, 2024
Cardiovascular physiology has long held that the heart is a mechanical pump and that the heart’s propulsive power is the main driver of blood flow throughout the body. This fundamental concept in cardiovascular physiology is known as the Frank-Starling mechanism.
Cardiology Update
JANUARY 7, 2024
Fellows 2024 offers hands-on training covering revascularization, angioplasty, stents, pharmacologic therapy, and intravascular imaging/physiology. Noncoronary topics like structural heart disease and vascular medicine are also addressed. The course is relevant for the entire heart valve team.
Dr. S. Venkatesan MD
MARCH 19, 2024
It is interesting to note, while plasminogen levels are elevated, D-dimer is also increased, indicating an ongoing fight between pro & anticoagulant forces, converting the physiological maternal- placental bed a mini harmless DIC equivalent zone. J Am Coll Cardiol. 1999 May;33(6):1637-41. doi: 10.1016/s0735-1097(99)00044-3.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
MARCH 6, 2022
An ultrasound will allow you to visualise the heart, measure the sizes of the chambers, assess the heart valves and work out how well the heart functions as a pump. If the heart has been left damaged, then that part of. This is an ultrasound (a bit like the type that we use on pregnant women to look at the baby).
DAIC
JUNE 7, 2024
Getty Images milla1cf Fri, 06/07/2024 - 15:10 June 7, 2024 — Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the major heart valve disease that afflicts nearly 10 million patients globally with an annual mortality exceeding 100,000, and the numbers continue to rise.
MIBHS
APRIL 15, 2025
Types of Heart Murmurs There are two primary types of heart murmurs: innocent heart murmurs and abnormal heart murmurs. Understanding the difference between these two is essential in answering whether a heart murmur can go away. Innocent Heart Murmurs: These are also called functional or physiologic murmurs.
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