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Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy / Dysplasia (ARVC, ARVD)

…to the left ventricle. ARVC causes ventricular tachycardia and sudden cardiac arrest; the disease is one of the most common causes of sudden cardiac arrest…

Classification of Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS) & Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

…of acute coronary syndromes into STEMI, NSTEMI and unstable angina using ECG criteria. Acute myocardial infarction: a diagnosis based on cardiac troponins A diagnosis of…

Endocarditis: definitions, causes, diagnosis, echocardiography & treatment

…foreign materials pose a high risk of infection. Approximately 20% of all endocarditis affect people with valve prostheses and among other cases 18% show significant…

Principles and Preparations for Echocardiographic Examinations

…our understanding of the pathophysiology of cardiac disease. Ultrasound systems have become cheaper, more portable, more powerful, equipped with an increasing number of methods to…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…infection at the puncture site, known thrombosis in the target vein. With a mechanical tricuspid prosthesis the lead must not be passed through the valve…

Carotid Artery Disease: Screening, Medical Therapy and Revascularisation

…should include: palpation of peripheral pulses; auscultation for carotid, femoral, and abdominal bruits; bilateral brachial blood pressure measurement; cardiac auscultation; inspection of the legs and…

ECG in myocardial ischemia: ischemic changes in the ST segment & T-wave

…of this chapter. The normal ST segment and T wave The ST segment The ST segment represents the plateau phase (phase 2) of the cardiac…

Brugada syndrome: ECG, clinical features and management

…to separate from those in Brugada syndrome and the risk of ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death is considerably lower than the risk among patients…

Cardiac arrest due to pneumothorax

…based study. BMJ Open 2014; 4:e006462. Deasy C, Bray J, Smith K, et al. Hanging Associated out of hospital cardiac arrests in Melbourne, Australia…

Central venous catheter

…never happens, and to make sure the catheter does not become the patient's next focus of infection. Indications Infusion of vesicant solutions: vasopressors, concentrated…

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