Month: July 2014
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Persistant Truncus Arteriosus
/> Persistant Truncus Arteriosus Truncus arteriosus is a rare heart defect that’s present at birth (congenital) also known as Common arterial trunk. If your baby has truncus arteriosus, it means that one large blood vessel…
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Pulmonary Stenosis
/> Pulmonary Stenosis Pulmonary Stenosis is a heart valve disorder that involves the pulmonary valve.This valve separates the right ventricle (one of the chambers in the heart) and the pulmonary artery. The pulmonary artery carries…
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Mitral Incompetence / Mitral regurgitation
/> Mitral Incompetence / Mitral regurgitation Mitral Incompetence/Mitral regurgitation (MR) or mitral insufficiency is a disorder of the heart in which the mitral valve does not close properly when the heart pumps out blood. It is…
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Unstable Angina in Detail
/> Unstable Angina in Detail Definition Angina is a condition marked by crushing pain in your chest that may also be felt in your shoulders, neck, and arms. The pain is caused by inadequate…
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About PQRST in ECG
/> About PQRST in ECG P wave: ECG deflection representing atrial depolarization. Atrial repolarization occurs during ventricular depolarization and is obscured. QRS wave: ECG deflection representing ventricular depolarization. T wave: ECG defection representing ventricular…
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Congenital Aortic Stenosis
/> Congenital Aortic Stenosis Congenital aortic stenosis refers to an abnormally formed aortic valve which produces varying degrees of obstruction.Patients with mild aortic stenosis have no symptoms while those with moderate and severe aortic…
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Coarctation of Aorta
/> Coarctation of Aorta Coarctation of the aorta, or aortic coarctation, is a congenital condition whereby the aorta narrows in the area where the ductus arteriosus (ligamentum arteriosum after regression) inserts. Aortic coarctation is…