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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

…impulse to the anterior wall of the left ventricle; (2) the posterior (posteroinferior) fascicle , which delivers the electrical impulse to the posterior and inferior walls…

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

…infarction (MI). It is particularly associated with extensive anterior or transmural infarction, apical dysfunction, LV aneurysm formation, and reduced LV systolic function. The principal mechanisms…

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

…follows: The left anterior descending coronary artery ( LAD ). The left circumflex coronary artery ( LCX ). Figure 1 shows the coronary arteries and their relation to the…

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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