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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Screening and Surveillance

…in the abdomen, chest, lower back or scrotum. Aneurysmal pain is clinically important because it may herald rupture and constitutes a medical emergency. Rupture may…

Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 3

CPR Sex : Male Age : 62 years History : Coronary bypass grafting; history of arrhythmias. Medications : beta blockers ECG 1 . Sinus rhythm interrupted by ventricular tachycardia (VT…

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

…ms 450 ms 470 ms Table 1 . Reference intervals for QTc duration according to Bazett's formula. Note that a QTc interval 480 is always…

Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 2

…Each recording presents two leads recorded simultaneously. Sex : Male Age : 43 years History : None Medications : None ECG 1 . Sinus rhythm interrupted by rapid ventricular tachycardia…

Urinary catheterisation

…and dangerous in a few. The male urethra is about 25 cm long with two curves and a prostate that can grip; the female urethra…

🟠 Calculate CHADS-VASc Score and evaluate indication for anticoagulation

…No treatment Low No treatment High 1 Oral anticoagulation (warfarin or NOAK 1 is considered for male patients with a score of 1 or more…

A Novel Familial Cardiac Arrhythmia Syndrome Identified Using ECG

…of the ST segment. A male patient (Figure 1) presented at age 36 years with an ECG showing deep and persistent, concave upward ST segment…

Early repolarization on ECG: when guidelines confuse ECG criteria

…a risk of ventricular fibrillation and sudden cardiac death), but instead they display an ECG with male/female pattern. The ECG from the article follows…

Atrial fibrillation: ECG, classification, causes, risk factors & management

…scarce). Indeed, the strongest risk factor for developing atrial fibrillation is age. Other significant risk factors are as follows: male sex, hypertension, left ventricular hypertrophy…

Ventricular fibrillation, pulseless electrical activity and sudden cardiac arrest

…ECG Case 1: Ventricular tachycardia progressing to ventricular fibrillation Below are sequential ECG recordings during a sudden cardiac arrest in a 43 year old male…

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