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…is because it does not ensure complete drainage of the pericardium, and needles or catheters are at risk of bending or damage during chest compressions…

…after complex coronary intervention. The clinical importance of residual disease is also influenced by anatomic complexity and comorbidity, which themselves may contribute to progression of…

Echocardiography The standard transthoracic echocardiographic examination This chapter presents a sequential series of images that comprise a complete standard echocardiographic examination. The image views are…

…fall into the trap of oversimplification. Physicians, nurses, paramedics and physician assistants who rely on such books will realize their shortcomings at their first encounter…

…The ECG shows AV block III (complete heart block). P waves are not related to QRS. PP interval is constant, but independent of RR interval…

…narrow QRS complexes indicate that the block and the ectopic focus (which generates the escape rhythm) are located proximal to the bifurcation of the His…

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…an occlusion length of at least 20 mm. These characteristics are incorporated into the J CTO score, which estimates the likelihood of successful antegrade guidewire…

…Regardless of which waves are visible, the wave(s) that reflect ventricular depolarization is always referred to as the QRS complex . Naming of the waves…