…can be localized in the myocardium, pericardium, perivalvular (adjacent to the valves), etc. Cardiac tumors cause nonspecific symptoms that depend on the size of the…

…of congenital heart disease. The stenosis can be fixed or dynamic, depending on the underlying etiology. Pulmonary stenosis can be valvular (i.e stenosis localized…

…is focal ulceration of an atherosclerotic plaque that penetrates through the internal elastic lamina into the media. The lesion may produce a localized medial haematoma…

…or patients with diabetes [4]. Associated Findings: The sudden onset of symptoms coupled with diaphoresis should always raise concern for a cardiovascular cause [4]. 2…

…ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Post infarction pericarditis encompasses two temporally and clinically distinct complications of acute myocardial infarction (AMI): Early infarct associated pericarditis …

…rarely of clinical significance and typically does not require intervention. In most cases, the conduction delay is localized to the atrioventricular node. ECG examples of…

…the location of the ventricle in the thorax. It is localized immediately behind the sternum and thus is the most anteriorly located part of the…

…broken heart syndrome) 80% of patients have localized ST segment elevations (mostly in the chest leads). The morphology of the ST segment elevations cannot be…

…Angioedema Angioedema secondary to ACE inhibitor therapy occurs in approximately 1% of patients. It manifests as localized, transient swelling of the subcutaneous or submucosal tissues…

…provoking localized thrombosis. This is predominantly observed in older patients with heavily calcified, tortuous vessels [2] . Regardless of the initiating mechanism, the exposure of thrombogenic…

…location of the effusion. Regarding the location, an effusion may be general (circumferential) or localized to a specific area. The effusion itself may consist of…

ECG Myocardial ischemia and infarction Using the ECG to localize myocardial infarction and the coronary occlusion Determining the localization of myocardial infarction and ischemia, as…

…to localize the infarct area. Figure 1. Definition of pathological Q waves. ECG criteria for pathological Q waves (Q wave infarction) Lead Definition of pathological…

…to 20 percent of anaphylactic reactions. The absence of urticaria must therefore not be used to exclude the diagnosis [1]. Isolated urticaria, localised angio oedema…