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Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome, stress induced cardiomyopathy)

…research has been devoted to it in recent years. Most cases (70%) of takotsubo cardiomyopathy occur in situations with extreme stress, such as car accidents…

ECG parameters

…left posterior fascicular block −90° to ±180° Extreme axis deviation Amplitude criteria Criterion Threshold Suggests : : : Sokolow–Lyon S in V1 + R in V5/V6 35…

Hypertensive Emergency and Urgency: Differentiation and Treatment

…or other vascular beds. Malignant hypertension represents an extreme form in which acute microvascular injury occurs, classically involving fibrinoid necrosis of small arteries in the…

Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Assessment and Treatment

…0–34.9 I High Obesity 35.0–39.9 II Very high Extreme obesity ≥40 III Extremely high BMI is useful for screening and…

The electrical axis of the heart (ECG axis)

…complex in lead I but negative in lead II. Extreme axis deviation (–90°to 180°) : Net negative QRS complex in leads I and II. Figure 2…

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

…I but negative in lead II. Extreme axis deviation (–90°to 180°): Net negative QRS complex in leads I and II. Heart axis deviation: right axis…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…dipper ≤ 0 %, night time pressure higher than daytime The highest risk in the group Extreme dipper 20 % Also unfavourable, particularly in the elderly An abnormal…

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

…vary depending on the heart rate and individual patient characteristics. Bazett’s formula has a tendency to overcorrect or undercorrect at extreme heart rates. Thus…

Myocardial Injury Versus Infarction: Interpreting Troponin Elevation

…bradyarrhythmia Increased myocardial oxygen demand Sustained tachyarrhythmia, severe hypertension, hypertensive crisis, critical aortic stenosis, severe hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, extreme exercise Direct myocardial injury Myocarditis, cardiac co

🟠 BMI and Body Surface Area (BSA) calculator

…It may not be accurate for all populations, particularly at the extremes of height and weight. BMI is particularly poor a predictor in South Asians…

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