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ArticleEchocardiography
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR/TI)

…Left to right shunt. Right ventricular dysfunction due to pressure/volume overload is the most common cause. Ebstein's anomaly The prevalence of Ebstein's…

ArticleEchocardiography
Continuous Wave Doppler (CW Doppler)

…velocities towards the transducer are displayed above the baseline. This image shows a fast and distinct flow (almost 5 m/s) directed away from the…

ArticleProcedurer
Oesophageal ECG

Procedurer The oesophagus runs directly behind the left atrium. An electrode placed in the oesophagus at the right level therefore records atrial depolarisation with an…

ArticleEchocardiography
Aortic stenosis

…As the area is reduced, transvalvular flow resistance increases. This results in increased left ventricular load, while simultaneously affecting systemic perfusion. Aortic stenosis is a…

ArticleEchocardiography
Two-dimensional (2D) echocardiography

…is described by the technical term frame rate , which is the number of images ( frames ) displayed per second. High frame rate (i.e many frames…

ArticleProcedurer
Nasogastric tube

…the tube is safe. A misplaced tube in the airway produces no reliable symptoms in a patient with an impaired cough reflex, and the first…

ArticleECG
Assessment of Pacemaker Malfunction

…misplaced stimulation artifacts, irregular pacing, etc. Most cases of malfunction are associated with the electronics in the pulse generator or dislodgement or fracture of the…

ArticleECG
The electrical axis of the heart (ECG axis)

…contraction. The direction of the depolarization (and thus the electrical axis) is generally alongside the heart's longitudinal axis (to the left and downwards). Figure…