Louis Vaquez
Louis Henri Vaquez (1860-1936) was a French physician and cardiologist. Described polycythaemia vera (Vaquez-Osler disease) in 1892
Category Cardiology
Heart HQ: CAC Scoring
Heart HQ - Episode 25: we talk about the importance of early identification of potential risk of heart attack. A key test used in this area is the Coronary Artery Calcium (CAC) Score test.
Coronary angiography: Image intensifier basics
Coronary Angiography Essentials. Short video will get you up to speed on image intensifier basics and how to acquire optimum images of each coronary artery and stenosis.
Coronary angiography: A case of “acute no-reflow”
Coronary Angiography Essentials. video is a case-demonstration of the acute coronary no-reflow phenomenon and a discussion about the importance of coronary microcirculation.
Heart HQ: International Women’s Day
Heart HQ - Episode 24: To celebrate International Women's Day, we reflect on an earlier podcast they recorded about women and cardiovascular disease.
Crochetage sign
Characteristic R wave notching seen in inferior leads in a large proportion of patients with ostium secundum ASD
Heart HQ: Chest Pain
Heart HQ - Episode 23: Chest pain can be common and has a range of different causes. Tune in to find out more about the different diagnoses and what tests and treatment need to occur.
Heart HQ: Left Bundle Branch Block
Heart HQ - Episode 22: Left Bundle Branch Block. what is it, how frequent is it, is it dangerous?
Heart HQ: Right Bundle Branch Block
Heart HQ - Episode 21: Right Bundle Branch Block is when the normal electrical conduction activity in the heart is interrupted to the right ventricle. It can be diagnosed by the characteristic pattern it has on an ECG.
Heart HQ: Pericarditis
Heart HQ - Episode 20: Pericarditis is the swelling of the membrane around the heart. We discuss a recent case study of acute pericarditis following a respiratory tract infection.
Williams syndrome
Williams-Beuren syndrome: Generalized disorder characterized by unusual facies, abnormal behavioral abilities, cardiovascular anomalies, especially supravalvular aortic stenosis (SVAS), renal and other abnormalities
Heart HQ: Atrial fibrillation
Heart HQ - Episode 19: Atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia that we see in our patients. In this podcast, we explain the different types of AF