Pattern of Heart Valve Involvement in Rheumatic Heart Disease

Rheumatic heart disease is the most important consequence of acute rheumatic fever. Both are common cardiovascular problems in Nepal. Echocardiographic detection of rheumatic heart disease is important to establish the...

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Fractional Flow Reserve for Intermediate Coronary Artery Stenosis in Nepal

Background and Aims: : Coronary angiogram detects anatomical lesion, however, has limited ability to assess physiological signifcance. Fractional flow reserve is used to determine functional signifcance of stenosis an...

Spontaneous coronary artery dissection

A 38 year old previously healthy woman was referred to ER for ongoing chest pain. She had sudden onset of central, crushing chest pain 3 h back and her ECG was found to have evidence of acute infero-lateral wall MI. The...

Rheumatic Heart Disease in Nepal: Current Scenario

Rheumatic Heart Disease, though declining in developed world, is still prevalent in Nepal in spite of increased awareness and improvement in preventive programs. This article presents the current scenario of Rheumatic...