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Jugular venous pulse in congenital heart disease

Posted in cardiology congenital heart disese, Clinical cardiology, dr s venkatesan -Personal, My presentations, Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , on March 11, 2012| 1 Comment »

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This was presented in the cardiology fellow training course in Chennai – March 2012

(Acknowledgement : Paul wood collection , J.K Perloff , Credit to Images from open source )

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A new “Avatar” in Jugular venous pulse examination

Posted in Cardiology - Clinical, tagged , , , , , , , on September 3, 2010| 2 Comments »

Looking at the neck veins for hours  together  has been a favorite pastime of our cardiology ancestors.Thanks to those sharp intellect , that has led us to this height of cardiovascular revolution. Measuring JV pressure by itself was considered a big science. Putting a patient in 45 degrees , marking the sternal angle, identify the  oscillating venous column,  measuring   the vertical distance  etc . . .

Now in 2010 , with bedside hand-held echo one can rapidly  rule out an elevated  central venous pressure by imaging the jugular vein directly . Here is an article from American heart  journal

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20211304

Simon MA, Kliner DE, Girod JP, et al. Detection of elevated right atrial pressure
using a simple bedside ultrasound measure. Am Heart J 2010; 159:421–427.

Soon , your mobile will double up as ultra-portable  echocardiogram

Read this related article in this blog .

Coronary care in your pocket

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