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Introduction to exercise stress testing (treadmill test, exercise ECG)

…limiting determinants of exercise capacity. These parameters offer diagnostic and prognostic information which can only be obtained during physical exercise. Independent of other traditional risk…

Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis & SCD Prevention

…death (SCD), Brugada syndrome (BrS) has evolved from an obscure electrocardiographic curiosity into a major focus of contemporary cardiac electrophysiology [1] . Recognized as a primary…

The ECG leads: Electrodes, limb leads, chest (precordial) leads and the 12-Lead ECG

…leads, as the diagnosis can often be established by examining fewer leads. On the other hand, for the purpose of diagnosing morphological changes (e.g…

Overview of the ECG Waves, Deflections, Intervals, Durations

…of the QRS complex is called the PR segment. The PR segment is the baseline (also referred to as reference line or isoelectric line ) of…

The electrical axis of the heart (ECG axis)

…12 seconds), provided that other causes of right axis deviation have been excluded. Causes of left axis deviation Left bundle branch block. Left ventricular hypertrophy…

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

…12 seconds), provided that other causes of right axis deviation have been excluded. Causes of left axis deviation Left bundle branch block. Left ventricular hypertrophy…

Introduction to cardiac arrest

…follows: [...] Of every 10 such victims, the heart in 6 or 7 showed no recent disease in coronary arteries or in heart muscle. In other…

The Cabrera format of the 12-lead ECG and inverted lead aVR

ECG Introduction to ECG interpretation Standard display of ECG leads in the 12 lead ECG Numerous conditions that can be diagnosed using the 12 lead…

The T-wave: physiology, variants and ECG features

… However, T wave inversions that are accompanied by ST segment deviation (either depression or elevation) is representative of ischemia (but in that scenario, it is…

The ST segment: physiology, normal appearance, ST depression & ST elevation

ECG Introduction to ECG interpretation The ST segment: physiology, normal appearance, ST depression & ST elevation The ST segment corresponds to the plateau phase of the…

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