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Pericardiocentesis

…complete in a minority Tachycardia, tachypnoea, cold periphery Almost always Pulsus paradoxus above 10 mmHg A fall in systolic blood pressure during inspiration; one of…

Cardiac tamponade causing cardiac arrest

…JE, Gwyther R, Kirkman E. Closed chest compressions reduce survival in an animal model of haemorrhageinduced traumatic cardiac arrest. Resuscitation 2019; 140:37 42. Endo…

Complete Versus Culprit-Only Revascularization in Acute Coronary Syndrome

…other major adverse cardiovascular events. Complete revascularization is therefore considered an important therapeutic objective, particularly in patients with left ventricular dysfunction and/or MVD. Nevertheless…

Standard Transthoracic Echocardiogram: Complete Imaging Protocol

…Thus, with regards to measuring ventricular dimensions, trabeculae and papillary muscles are considered part of the left ventricular cavity. Other dimensions– including atrial dimensions, mitral…

The Best Clinical ECG Book: ECG Made Easy or Complete?

…book is not the one making it simple In the thrilling and ever evolving field of medicine, a question echoes in the hallways of hospitals…

🚫 Answer to ECG quiz 5

…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…

Third-degree AV block (3rd degree AV block, AV block 3, AV block III)

…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…

Smoking Cessation: Pharmacotherapy and Cardiovascular Benefit

Cardiology Clinical medicine Definition and cardiovascular rationale Smoking cessation is the complete discontinuation of tobacco smoking, with avoidance of second hand smoke and, where possible…

Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Chronic Total Occlusions: Indications and Outcomes

…left ventricular ejection fraction, procedural factors and anticipated outcomes. The supplied material does not describe specific physical signs of CTO or a dedicated physical examination…

The QRS complex: ECG features of the Q-wave, R-wave, S-wave & duration

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

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