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Physics of myocardial perfusion imaging (SPECT, PET): Radiotracers, perfusion, blood flow and viability

…per gram of tissue (mL/min/g). This technique excels in detecting balanced ischemia. Such ischemia, seen in multivessel disease, exists when all coronary arteries…

Regional Myocardial Contractile Function: Wall Motion Abnormalities

…oxygen extraction, presence of collateral circulation, etc –ischemia may also develop during resting conditions. Indeed, in patients with ischemic heart disease, the majority of all…

Amiodarone: Loading, Maintenance Dosing and Monitoring Schedule

…dosing schedule applicable to all patients; the regimen must be individualized based on the clinical situation and arrhythmia severity. Because of the drug's unusual…

A new ECG biomarker for sudden cardiac death

…the difference in R wave amplitude, note the slurred terminal portion of the R wave in the high risk morphology, which replaces the sharp negative…

Foreign body in the ear and nose

…a cerumen loop. Suction with Frazier tips of various sizes. A balloon catheter (a 5–6 Fr Fogarty or a Katz extractor). A local anaesthetic…

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