Publications by authors named "Antony G Kaliyadan"
Article Synopsis
- COVID-19 can lead to unusual cardiovascular issues, including myopericarditis and tamponade, even when respiratory symptoms are not severe.
- An 82-year-old woman with multiple health problems experienced COVID-19 symptoms and was found to have heart-related complications, such as prolonged QT interval and pericardial effusion, confirmed through various tests.
- The case emphasizes the need for healthcare professionals to be aware of these rare cardiac complications associated with COVID-19 for timely diagnosis and treatment.
Objectives: This study assessed the impact of adjunct delivery techniques on the deployment success of distal protection filters in saphenous vein grafts (SVGs).
Background: Despite their proven clinical benefit, distal protection devices are underutilized in SVG interventions. Deployment of distal protection filters can be technically challenging in the presence of complex anatomy.
Over 780,000 patients in the United States are diagnosed with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) each year. As physicians, it is our responsibility to provide prompt workup, diagnosis and management of these patients. After identification of the patient with ACS and confirming there is not ST-segment elevation MI requiring immediate revascularization, physicians should pursue a work-up for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the modern period of reperfusion, left ventricular free-wall rupture occurs in less than 1% of myocardial infarctions. Typically, acute left ventricular free-wall rupture leads to sudden death from immediate cardiac tamponade. We present the case of a 59-year-old woman who sustained a posterior-wall myocardial infarction and subsequent cardiac arrest with pulseless electrical activity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Studies of physicians at all levels of training demonstrate significant deficiencies in cardiac auscultation skills. The best instructional methods to augment these skills are not known.
Methods: This study was a randomized, controlled trial of 83 noncardiologist volunteers exposed to a 12-week lower cognitive load self-study group using MP3 players containing heart sound audio files compared to a group receiving a 1-time 1-hour higher cognitive load multimedia lecture using the same audio files.