Role of fibrinogen, albumin and fibrinogen to albumin ratio in determining angiographic severity and outcomes in acute coronary syndrome.

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic unmasked the huge deficit in healthcare resources worldwide. It highlighted the need for efficient risk stratification in management of cardiovascular emergencies.

Aim: To study the applicability of the old, available and affordable nonconventional biomarkers: albumin and fibrinogen in their ability to predict angiographic severity and clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).

Changing spectrum of infective endocarditis in India: An 11-year experience from an academic hospital in North India.

Objective: Several studies have demonstrated a shift in the spectrum of infective endocarditis (IE) in the developed world. We aimed to investigate whether demographic and microbiologic characteristics of IE have changed in India.

Design: A retrospective analysis of patients with in north India between 2010 and 2020.

Acute myocardial infarction in a young patient with triple valve replacement.

Rheumatic heart disease is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in developing countries, and is the leading cause of triple valve replacement. Myocardial infarction (MI) in such cases can be due to the coronary embolism from the prosthetic valves or due to atherosclerotic vascular disease. Intravascular imaging helps in delineating the cause.

Case of calcific tricuspid and pulmonary valve stenosis.

Isolated right-sided valvular disease is a much less recognised entity when compared with left-sided valvular heart disease. Almost all the cases of combined pulmonary valve with tricuspid valve involvement are a consequence of underlying carcinoid heart disease. Moreover, severe calcification of tricuspid valve is an extremely unusual finding.