Original Article
Value of Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Evaluation of Blood Pressure Control in Patients on Antihypertensive Treatment
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Manish Bansal, MD, DNB, Ravi R Kasliwal, MD, DM, Rahul Mehrotra, MD, DNB, Arun Rawat, MSc, Naresh Trehan, MD, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
Background: The conventional method of single, office measurement of blood pressure (BP) may not be accurate for assessing the adequacy of BP control, which...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Review Article
Natriuretic Peptides and their Role in Clinical Practice in Cardiovascular Disease
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Punam Chowdhury, MD, Rajiv Choudhary, MD, MPH, Vikas Bhalla, MD, MSCR, Alan Maisel, MD; San Diego, CA, USA; Atlanta,GA, USA
Natriuretic peptides (NP) have been the center of particular focus and discussion in the last several years. Their impact in cardiovascular and non cardiovascular...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Review Article
Aspirin Resistance: Clinical Significance
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Gundu H. R. Rao, PhD, Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Salicylates have been in use for the management of pain and inflammation for centuries. However, the stable form of this drug (acetyl salicylic acid),...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Debate - Part 1
Atypical Chest Pain in a Patient with Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors: Stress Testing should be the 1st Step
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Kostas Zacharias, MBBS, MRCP, Roxy Senior MD, DM, FRCP; London, UK
Coronary artery disease is the number one cause of death in the world. Its prevalence in India has increased dramatically from 3.5% in the 1960s to 11%...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Debate - Part 2
Atypical Chest Pain in a Patient with Multiple Cardiovascular Risk Factors: CT Coronary Angiography Is the Route to Go
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Jonathan Chan, MBBS, FRACP, FRCP, FCSANZ, FACC, Sushil A. Luis MBBS, Christian R. Hamilton-Craig MBBS, PhD, FRACP, FSCCT, Brisbane, Australia
The feasibility of computed tomography angiography (CTA) for coronary imaging was first described in 1995 where electron beam CT was used to image the...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Viewpoint
Primum Non-Nocere – Are We Helping or Hurting Patients with Borderline Abnormalities with Aggressive Drug Therapies in the Name of Prevention?
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Roger White, MD, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
For centuries medical students have been taught “Primum non-nocere” or translated “Do no harm.” The cornerstone to preventive...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Basic Research for Clinicians
An Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice for Cardiologists: Finding, Utilising and Planning to Conduct Research to Inform Practice
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Carole Fogg, MSc, Donah Zachariah, MBBS, MRCP, Christian Markham, PhD, Heather MacKenzie, PhD, Rebecca Stores, PhD, Paul R Kalra, MD, Portsmouth, Hampshire, UK
What is Evidence Based Practice and Why is it Important? Evidence based practice (EBP) was first described in 1996 in an editorial as ‘the conscientious...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Images in Cardiology
Dependency of Tissue Doppler Imaging
Volume 1, Jul 2012
S R Mittal, MD, DM, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
A 50-year-old male was referred for echocardiographic evaluation for effort breathlessness. Echocardiography showed normal thickness and functions of left...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Images in Cardiology
Congenital Pulmonary Vein Stenosis
Volume 1, Jul 2012
S R Mittal, MD, DM, Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
Congenital pulmonary vein stenosis may occur as focal stenosis at the point of entry into left atrium or as generalized hypoplasia of pulmonary vein as...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Student's Page
WPW Syndrome – ECG Manifestations
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Kartikeya Bhargava, MD, DNB, Gurgaon, Haryana, India
A 21-year-old male presented with history of recurrent episodes of palpitations that had sudden onset, lasted few minutes to hours and used to subside...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Books and Trials
Recent Landmark Trials in Cardiology
Volume 1, Jul 2012
Vineet Bhatia, MD, DM, Parneesh Arora, MD, DM, Meetu Arora, MD, PGDCC, Upendra Kaul, MD, DM; Noida, UP, India; New Delhi, India
Oral anticoagulants are a standard of care in patients with thromboembolic events, yet about 20% of patients with unprovoked venous thromboembolism have...Abstract | Full Text | PDF
