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Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…effect in anterior bleeding. Raise the chair so that the patient's nose is at your eye level. The patient sits upright and tilts the…

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

…45° and 90°. The QRS duration will be slightly prolonged (the prolongation ranges between 0.01 to 0.04 seconds). ECG criteria for left anterior…

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…be fenestrated and swing into the RVOT, obstructing the outflow. Reumatic heart disease Thickened chordae tendineae . Thickened leaflet tips. Reduced leaflet mobility. Left sided rheumatic…

Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Revascularisation Strategy

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

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

…For example, if there is acute ischemia located in the anterior wall and there is ST segment elevation in lead V3, then there should also…

The Coronary Arteries

…given off by the RCA (and otherwise the LCx). Left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) The LAD supplies the anterior two thirds of the interventricular…

ECG parameters

…and the U wave must not be included. Electrical axis Electrical axis Interpretation : : −30° to +90° Normal −30° to −90° Left axis deviation — left anterior…

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