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Eletrical alternans: the ECG in pericardial effusion & cardiac tamponade

…common cause of pericardial effusion is infections, such as viral, bacterial, and tuberculous infections. Post pericardiotomy syndrome. Acute transmural myocardial infarction. Rupture of the free…

Premature atrial contraction (premature atrial beat / complex): ECG and clinical implications

…the ventricles with blood (increased ventricular filling). Persons with premature beats might perceive this as palpitations, because of the stronger ventricular contractions caused by the…

🟠 Aorta, aortic stenosis (AS), aortic regurgitation (AR)

…official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 30 (4), pp. 303–371. DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.01.007. Aortic stenosis (AS) Disease…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…The missing ingredient has been a training set large enough to link raw waveforms to reliable cause of death data. The current study This paper…

Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 6

…premature beat. A ventricular tachycardia (VT) emerges. As evident, ventricular tachycardia may appear more polymorphic in one lead (the upper lead). ECG 2 . Although the…

Echocardiography

…official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography 30 (4), pp. 303–371. DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2017.01.007. Aortic stenosis (AS) Disease…

Leg ulcers — wound debridement and compression therapy

…closer monitoring — the patient cannot feel pressure injury Peripheral neuropathy of other cause As above Severe pain Titrate the pressure up gradually Rheumatoid arthritis with…

Acquired QT Prolongation and Drug-Induced Arrhythmia

…which serves as the first beat of the polymorphic VT. Sustained episodes may eventually degenerate into ventricular fibrillation (VF). Proarrhythmia, defined as a drug induced…

Second-degree AV block: Mobitz type 1 (Wenckebach) & Mobitz type 2 block

…On the ECG, this is observed as a gradual prolongation of the PR interval with each successive beat until a P wave fails to conduct…

Premature ventricular contractions (premature ventricular complex, premature ventricular beats)

…ventricular filling). The person with premature beats might perceive this as palpitations, because of the stronger ventricular contractions caused by the increased filling. Ventricular premature…

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