…decompensated heart failure, or aortic aneurysm. Baseline ECG abnormalities rendering ST T interpretation difficult, including left bundle branch block (LBBB) or pacemaker rhythms. Atrial fibrillation…

…deprivation, urinary retention or a new sedative drug, for example — may be enough to precipitate the condition [1,2]. Delirium is common but often missed…

…the starting time, the baseline plasma sodium, the target for the first few hours, and the maximum permitted correction over 24 and 48 hours. 7…

…de pointes, a specific form of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia characterized by irregular (polymorphic) QRS complexes that appear to twist around the isoelectric baseline. The risk…

…atrial electrical activity. This activity most commonly presents as a characteristic saw tooth pattern at rates typically exceeding 200 beats per minute. While ECG appearances…

…C, regardless of the drug used to achieve it. Absolute benefit depends on baseline cardiovascular risk and the magnitude of LDL C reduction. Thus, even…

…reduction of at least 50% from baseline. In patients who experience a recurrent atherothrombotic or cardiovascular event within 2 years while receiving maximally tolerated statin…

…persistent obstruction of the treated epicardial segment. The phenomenon occurs in approximately 2%–3% of PCI procedures overall. It is particularly associated with intervention on…

…is called the PR segment. The PR segment is the baseline (also referred to as reference line or isoelectric line ) of the ECG curve. Thus…

…the required absolute threshold and a rise of more than 20% from baseline. Type 4a MI after PCI In a patient with normal baseline cTn…