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ArticleProcedurer
Lumbar puncture

…which needle is chosen, and that the tubes go to the right place. In suspected bacterial meningitis it is the time to antibiotics that saves…

ArticleEchocardiography
Mitral regurgitation

…regurgitation in low and middle income countries. Rheumatic heart disease typically results in thickening of the leaflets and may coexist with mitral stenosis. Idiopathic degeneration …

ArticleEchocardiography
Pulmonary regurgitation

…valve Idiopathic pulmonary artery dilation Pulmonary regurgitation results in right ventricular volume overload, which gradually causes right ventricular failure. The ventricle and RVOT (right ventricular…

ArticleCardiology
Ventricular Tachycardia

…hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), and arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) also fall under this umbrella, each presenting unique fibrotic patterns and arrhythmogenic mechanisms [2] . Structurally Nor

ArticleCardiology
Cardiac Tamponade: Recognition and Pericardiocentesis

…Important clinical associations include: Idiopathic or viral pericarditis Malignant pericardial disease Tuberculosis Purulent or bacterial pericarditis Trauma Cardiac surgery and other iatrogenic cardiovascular procedures Acute…

ArticleEchocardiography
Aortic regurgitation

…results in pulmonary hypertension and pulmonary edema. Table 1. Causes of aortic regurgitation Bicuspid aortic valve Rheumatic heart disease Calcified aortic valves Idiopathic aortic dilatation …

ArticleCardiology
Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)

…ischemic etiologies encompass a highly heterogeneous group of disorders. Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is frequently diagnosed when ischemic, valvular, and hypertensive causes are excluded. However…