Assessing right ventricular diastolic function is crucial in cardiac surgery, as it significantly impacts long-term prognosis. Typically, RV diastolic dysfunction is evaluated using criteria ...

Three-year-old Simeon Jeremiah, diagnosed with heart defects, needs urgent surgery costing N5m. Simeon was born with ...

Transthoracic Echocardiogram (TTE) This is the most common type, in which a transducer (a handheld device) is placed on your chest to send and receive sound waves that create images of your heart.

Coronary angiography showed no obstructive disease. Transthoracic echocardiogram displayed increased wall thickness, dilated atria and decreased ejection fraction (48%) (figure 1B). Cardiac MRI was ...

The burden of AF was monitored by an implantable loop recorder in all patients. Patients were then randomised to CPAP ...

The incidence of breast cancer has increased from 900 000 to 2.3 million new annual cases over the last 25 years. The 5-year ...

Updated guidelines on allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for myelofibrosis examine spleen-related ...

You’ll work with hospital sonographers in performing transthoracic echocardiography (TTE). With our faculty, you’ll interpret and report on images, gaining a basic understanding of ...

A recent study published in Kidney Research and Clinical Practice has shed light on the impact of sacubitril-valsartan ...