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Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…Right ventricular infarction. Ebstein's anomaly (Figure 1). Carcinoid heart disease. Endocarditis (common in intravenous drug addicts). Myxomatous degeneration. Rheumatic heart disease. Dilatation of the…

Mitral valve stenosis

…LCX or the right coronary artery (RCA). For details, refer to chapter The Coronary Arteries. Mitral valve disease A wide range of conditions may cause…

Right bundle branch block (RBBB): ECG, criteria, definitions, causes & treatment

…the bundle of His, which bifurcates into the right and left bundle branches. The left bundle branch further divides into the anterior and posterior fascicles…

🟠 Management of STEMI (ST-Elevation Acute Myocardial Infarction)

…with high suspicion of posterior acute myocardial infarction (e.g due to reciprocal ST segment depressions in V1, V2, V3). IIa B In patients with…

Fascicular block (hemiblock): Left anterior & left posterior fascicular block

…in persons who are otherwise healthy. The majority of those with LAFB, however, have significant heart disease. Myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, left ventricular hypertrophy…

The electrical axis of the heart (ECG axis)

…III and aVF (with QRS duration <0.12 seconds), provided that other causes of right axis deviation have been excluded. Causes of left axis deviation…

The electrical axis of the heart (heart axis): ECG & physiology

…III and aVF (with QRS duration <0.12 seconds), provided that other causes of right axis deviation have been excluded. Causes of left axis deviation…

Pericardiocentesis

…syringes, a three way tap. A Seldinger set with a guidewire, a dilator and a 5–8 F pigtail catheter , plus a drainage bag. Sample…

Left bundle branch block (LBBB): ECG criteria, causes, management

…filling. The impulse then travels through the Bundle of His, which bifurcates into the left bundle branch (LBB) and the right bundle branch (RBB). The…

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy / Dysplasia (ARVC, ARVD)

…other ECG changes (see below) should lead to a suspicion of ARVC. The gradual loss of myocardium leads to ventricular dilation and right heart failure…

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