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ArticleEchocardiography
Aortic stenosis

…considered a passive degenerative process, but emerging evidence suggests it is propelled by a biologically active process. Risk factors for calcification overlap with risk factors…

ArticleEchocardiography
Mitral regurgitation

…results in thickening of the leaflets and may coexist with mitral stenosis. Idiopathic degeneration (Barlow's disease), degeneration associated with connective tissue disorders (Marfan syndrome…

ArticleArrhythmias and arrhythmology
Acquired QT Prolongation and Drug-Induced Arrhythmia

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

ArticleEchocardiography
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…pressure/volume overload. Right ventricular infarction. Ebstein's anomaly (Figure 1). Carcinoid heart disease. Endocarditis (common in intravenous drug addicts). Myxomatous degeneration. Rheumatic heart disease…

ArticleCardiology
Refractory Angina: Options When Standard Therapy Fails

…attempted recanalization of a chronic total coronary occlusion. Angina or ischaemia with non obstructive coronary arteries (ANOCA/INOCA), after appropriate investigation has identified the relevant…

ArticleCPR
Arrhythmias before and during cardiac arrest

…load (the ventricle is empty or nearly empty). In patients with an initial shockable rhythm, compressions and ventilation can extend the duration of the shockable…

ArticleCardiology
Management of bradycardia (bradyarrhythmia)

…general degeneration of the atrial conduction system. Individuals with atrial fibrillation and bradycardia have bradycardia–tachycardia syndrome. Careful management is warranted in patients with bradycardia…