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Clinical application of ECG in chest pain & acute myocardial infarction

…10€) and may reduce morbidity and mortality substantially in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Importantly, the ECG findings dictate the management of acute coronary syndromes…

Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…R. Open chest versus closed chest cardiopulmonary resuscitation in trauma patients with signs of life of life hospital arrival upon arrival: a retrospective multicenter study…

Acute kidney injury: quick reference for management

…during a hospital episode in international studies and is linked to substantial mortality, even though incidence and prognosis vary widely between patient groups and care…

A Novel Familial Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome Identified Using ECG

…segment depression in the inverted lead aVR). A notch is evident in the ascending part of the ST segment. A male patient (Figure 1) presented…

🟠 QTc Interval Calculator (Bazett’s, Fridericia’s, Hodge's and Framingham Formulas)

…ms Table 1 . Reference intervals for QTc duration according to Bazett's formula. Note that a QTc interval 480 is always considered pathological. For patients…

Causes of sudden cardiac arrest

…episode to result in ventricular arrhythmia, it must coincide with other pro arrhythmogenic factors. The emergence of ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation is, therefore, the…

The T-wave: physiology, variants and ECG features

…6 mm in the limb leads (typically highest in lead II). In the chest leads the amplitude is highest in V2–V3, where it may…

Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation: Choosing Anticoagulation

…to the left atrial appendage, although competing mechanisms such as large artery atherosclerosis and small vessel disease may also contribute to stroke in patients with…

Acquired QT Prolongation and Drug-Induced Arrhythmia

…Sustained episodes of TdP will degenerate to VF, necessitating immediate defibrillation. In the context of cancer therapy, patients may develop new cardiac symptoms such as…

Ischemic Cardiomyopathy: Myocardial Viability Assessment and Revascularization

…is therefore heterogeneous. Irreversibly scarred regions may alternate with viable segments that are dysfunctional because of repeated ischemic episodes or chronic reductions in perfusion. The…

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