Electrocardiography Basics & Clinical Applications

Prepared by Dr.Mirunalini Arivuchelvan M.D.IMG,Toronto, Canada.

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Plain Stress Test. What is an exercise stress echo test?

What is an exercise stress echo test?

An echocardiogram (often called an "echo") is a graphic outline of the heart's movement, valves and chambers created from high-frequency sound waves that come from a hand-held wand place on your chest. Echo is often combined with Doppler ultrasound and color Doppler to evaluate blood flow across the heart's valves.

Electrocardiography Basics & Clinical Applications

Coronary Circulation and Cardiac Conduction System

The right coronary artery (RCA) originates from the right sinus of Valsalva. It courses down the right atrioventricular grooves and then curves posteriorly towards the crux cordis (where the A-V groove crosses the interventricular groove). It's important branches are the Sinoatrial Node (SA-Node), Atrioventricular Node (AV-Node) and ventricular branches.

Another break in the wall. Written by Dina Arrazaghi

Written by Dina Arrazaghi

Dedicated to every boy or girl and every other human soul who has been exposed to any kind of shape or form of bullying though out the journey of their lives. "Beyourself, Stand tall & put your hands together to make strong fists, and break the wall."-Dina Arrazaghi

Hypertension - What is Hypertension?

Dr. Abdulwahab Arrazaghi

Hypertension, or elevated blood pressure is a common condition that affects millions of people around the globe characterized by elevated pressure (force of blood pressing against the walls of arteries), and if untreated this will cause serious damage to those vessels, and overtime if blood pressure remains uncontrolled this would lead to increased risk of heart disease, stroke, and kidney problems.

Pornography addiction

Pornography addiction has been described as a behavioral addiction characterized by compulsive repeated use of pornographic material until it causes serious negative consequences to one's physical, mental, social, and financial well-being.

However, the existence of porn addiction has been hotly contested by scientists and clinicians.

Why Is Smoking Injurious to Health?

A Message from the Heart to the HeartPrepared by:Prashanthy, Gopal, Medical student (All Saints University,Auruba)Reviewed and revised by Dr.Abdulwahab Arrazaghi(Specialist of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases)University of Toronto, Canada.

What is diabetes? What causes diabetes?

Diabetes is a disease in which your blood glucose (“Blood sugar”) is above the normal range (4.4 to 6.1 mmol/L or 82 to 110 mg/dL). Glucose is needed for energy purposes in our tissues. A constant elevation of glucose in our blood stream, may seriously affect our health.