According to medical research, the primary conditions responsible for causing swollen legs on one side are venous stasis (such as Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) or venous insufficiency), lymphedema, malignancy, trauma and infections (such as cellulitis). Categorizing the swelling as either… Read More »Unilateral leg swelling: Post-Thrombotic Syndrome vs Lymphedema
What is cardiac asthma or cardiac cough? For centuries, it has been known that cardiac diseases can cause dyspnea, cough and even expiratory wheeze, as we can see in asthmatic patients. The term “Cardiac Asthma” has been used very loosely… Read More »Cardiac Asthma (Cardiac Cough): revisiting an old entity
What are the main causes of swollen legs? One of the most common complaints in medicine is swollen legs. Swelling of the legs or “leg edema” is a manifestation of an underlying disease that needs to be found. Many pathologies can… Read More »Lower Limb Edema (Swollen Legs): Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Hypertension
Whenever we hear the term “heart failure”, immediately left ventricle comes into mind. However, in about 2% of patients who present with “clinical features of heart failure”, the primary pathology originates from the right side of the heart (right ventricle,… Read More »Pacemaker-related Tricuspid Regurgitation and Right Heart Failure
Dr Reza Moazzeni | Cardiologist Sydney (Westmead)