A 55-year-old man was referred with severe shortness of breath and dyspnea on exertion. He had multiple Hospital presentations in the prior year with episodes of Acute Pulmonary Edema. He was in NYHA class III. On presentation, BP was 98/60… Read More »Effects of Heart Failure Optimal Medical Therapy (OMT) and CRT on Functional Mitral Valve Regurgitation
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
The link between weight loss and improvement in blood pressure readings and other health benchmarks is well-established. Many years of extensive research and tens of thousands of participants in different trials have helped us establish this strong association. As our… Read More »Sinus Bradycardia and Hypotension post Bariatric Surgery
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)