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Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…or as a solution has a good effect in anterior bleeding. Raise the chair so that the patient's nose is at your eye level…

Fascicular block (hemiblock): Left anterior & left posterior fascicular block

…01 to 0.04 seconds). ECG criteria for left anterior fascicular block (LAFB) Electrical axis between 45° to 90°. If the electrical axis is 30°…

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

Echocardiography Tricuspid regurgitation The tricuspid valve separates the right ventricle and the right atrium. It normally consists of three leaflets (anterior, posterior and septal leaflet)…

Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Revascularisation Strategy

…the left anterior descending artery was associated with lower five year survival than a more distal lesion. Revascularisation improves myocardial blood flow and angina related…

Left Ventricular Thrombus After Myocardial Infarction

Echocardiography Myocardial ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is an intracavitary clot attached to the LV endocardium, typically overlying an akinetic…

ECG manifestations of left main coronary artery (LMCA) occlusion and critical stenosis

…acute coronary syndromes. The LMCA supplies a large myocardial territory through the left anterior descending (LAD) and left circumflex (LCx) arteries (Figure 1). Acute obstruction…

Mitral valve stenosis

…Figure 1). The anterolateral papillary muscle receives blood supply from the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and the left circumflex artery (LCX), whereas the posteromedial…

The Cabrera format of the 12-lead ECG and inverted lead aVR

…the chest leads (V1 through V6) are displayed on the ECG paper in their anatomically contiguous order from right anterior (V1) to left lateral (V6)…

The Coronary Arteries

…aspect of the aortic bulb. The left main coronary artery ( LMCA ) originates from the left anterior aspect of the aortic bulb. The LMCA is short…

ECG parameters

…to −90° Left axis deviation — left anterior fascicular block, inferior infarction, hypertrophy +90° to +180° Right axis deviation — right ventricular strain, lateral infarction, left posterior…

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