Unique solution for a rare disease: IVL to manage coral reef aorta-EHJ case report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal16 April 2021 5:30 AM GMTThe coral reef aorta (CRA) is a rare disease of extreme calcification in the juxtarenal aorta. Surgery or percutaneous intervention with stenting carri...
Hip replacement may instigate cardiomyopathy, an EHJ report dr. Abhimanyu Uppal7 April 2021 12:45 PM GMTThe first series of cobalt cardiomyopathy was described in the 60s in relation to the abuse of a cobalt containing beer. Latest issue of European...
Guts in the heart- literally!! dr. Abhimanyu Uppal5 April 2021 12:51 PM GMTAn interesting image published in NEJM today shows a very unsual cause of palpitations arising due to an extracardiac cause. A 54-year-old woman presen...
"No more an innocent laugh": EHJ reports MI following nitrous oxide abuse. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal22 March 2021 12:30 AM GMTNitrous oxide (N2O, laughing gas) is increasingly used as a recreational drug and is presumed relatively safe and innocent. It is often being used in c...
Unlocking the link between bending forward and syncope- First-ever reported series dr. Abhimanyu Uppal12 March 2021 5:15 AM GMTEuropace: Reflex syncope is usually triggered by specific triggers like prolonged standing, micturition, emotional stress, etc. Such episodes are...
CRT in "buttocks": rare approach for complicated scenarios dr. Abhimanyu Uppal10 March 2021 4:30 AM GMTA case report published by Chousou et al in European Heart Journal represents the first reported case of an octogenarian female who underwent cardiac r...
Innovative diagnosis: Accessory pathway localized using strain imaging- EHJ case report. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal8 March 2021 5:23 AM GMTJAPAN: In Wolff–Parkinson–White (WPW) syndrome, accessory atrioventricular pathways (AP) result in abnormal pre-excitation around the atrioventricular ...
Thinking "outside" the heart -a rare case report of MI with extrinsic coronary compression. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal5 March 2021 2:45 AM GMTExternal compression of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) by a pulmonary arterial aneurysm (PAA) usually presents as stable angina pectoris....
Riociguat shows striking benefit in intractable coronary spasm, a case report. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal1 March 2021 4:45 AM GMTSymptom control in patients with coronary spasm often remains a challenge, and available treatment options are limited. As first-ever evidence from...
APPLE watch picks-up Epsilon waves of ARVD, an EHJ case report. dr. Abhimanyu Uppal26 Feb 2021 1:30 PM GMTWearable health devices are becoming increasingly popular. The Apple Watch series 4 and 5 are the first wearable devices allowing individuals to genera...
Rare Transcatheter Mitral valve-in-valve implantation performed on 78 year old at Aster RV Hospital Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli25 Feb 2021 12:24 PM GMTBangalore, 19 February 2021: A 78-year-old woman suffering from a faulty mitral valve in the heart recently underwent a Non-surgical Transcatheter Mi...
GMC doctors find HEART of STONE on autopsy of a 50-year old- case report Sanchari Chattopadhyay19 Feb 2021 8:45 AM GMTGoa: While conducting an autopsy on a 50-year-old man one of the Goa Medical College (GMC) doctors discovered massive calcification in the heart of...
