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Assessment of diastolic function by echocardiography

…flow across the mitral valve. The duration of diastasis is inversely related to heart rate (diastasis is shorter at higher heart rates and vice versa ).

🟠 Adjusted aortic root dimension

…or additional risk factors 55 mm (ascending aorta, aortic arch) All individuals 60 mm (descending aorta) All individuals Risk factors : previous dissection, family history of…

Mitral valve stenosis

…and P3 (posterior or lateral scallop). Figure 1. Anatomy of the mitral valve The leaflets are connected to the papillary muscles via chordae tendineae (Figure…

Cardiac arrest during pregnancy and childbirth

…the gestational duration remains uncertain, the cesarean section should be pursued if the fundal height of the uterus reaches or surpasses the level of the…

Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

…main pulmonary artery. Depending on the size and form of the thrombus, it will occlude the main pulmonary artery or its branches. The larger the…

Factors that modify the natural course in acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

…cycle repeatedly to the circumflex artery before a 60 minute occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD) would reduce the infarct size by…

Interpretation of Pacemaker ECG

…activity may be visible or invisible, depending on e.g the type of pacemaker, intrinsic cardiac activity, etc. The cardinal manifestation of pacing on surface…

Empirical antibiotic therapy: quick reference for common infections

…ampicillin 3 g × 4 IV plus 3 g × 4 IV 7–21 days depending on the pathogen or meropenem 2 g × 3 IV Erythema migrans…

Pericardial Effusion & Cardiac tamponade

…but, depending on the etiology, may be more or less echogenic. It is important to estimate the volume, echogenicity and location of the effusion. Regarding…

Cardiac electrophysiology: Action potential, automaticity and vectors

…milliseconds after the start of the depolarization and they start relaxing a few milliseconds after the repolarization is completed. The duration of the action potential…

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