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Epistaxis — compression, cautery and anterior nasal packing

…the majority of all anterior bleeds. Step 2 — cautery 1. Suction clear and identify the bleeding point with a nasal speculum and a head lamp…

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

…rS complexes. Causes of left anterior fascicular block (LAFB) LAFB may occur in persons who are otherwise healthy. The majority of those with LAFB, however…

Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…Left to right shunt. Right ventricular dysfunction due to pressure/volume overload is the most common cause. Ebstein's anomaly The prevalence of Ebstein's…

Left Main Coronary Artery Disease: Revascularisation Strategy

…a lesion proximal to the first septal perforator of the left anterior descending artery was associated with lower five year survival than a more distal…

Left Ventricular Thrombus After Myocardial Infarction

…with extensive anterior or transmural infarction, apical dysfunction, LV aneurysm formation, and reduced LV systolic function. The principal mechanisms are the combination of an abnormal…

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

…rare but catastrophic manifestation of acute coronary syndromes. The LMCA supplies a large myocardial territory through the left anterior descending (LAD) and left circumflex (LCx…

Mitral valve stenosis

…dilation. Atrial dilation causes a significantly increased risk of atrial fibrillation. The increase in left atrial pressure may also propagate backward to the pulmonary circulation…

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

…right anterior (V1) to left lateral (V6), but regrettably, the limb leads are not. Instead, the limb leads are displayed in two groups of three…

The Coronary Arteries

…these arteries branch of after the right marginal artery) may be given off by the RCA (and otherwise the LCx). Left anterior descending coronary artery…

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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