Cardiology Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Clinical Red Flags Raising Suspicion of Cardiac Amyloidosis Demographic and Clinical Context Cardiac amyloidosis should be suspected in patients older…

Cardiology Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Definition and classification Coronary anomalies are congenital abnormalities involving the origin, course, distribution, or termination of the coronary arteries. They…

…Consequently, a normal examination or cardiac investigation at one point in time does not reliably exclude future disease in an at risk relative. Across inherited…

…may include manifestations of coronary, cerebral or peripheral arterial disease, although the source material does not specify symptom patterns in detail. Physical manifestations Tendinous xanthomas…

ECG Genetic and miscellaneous conditions J wave syndromes: early repolarization pattern, Brugada syndrome, hypercalcemia and hypothermia The J wave – also referred to as Osborn's…

ECG Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Eletrical alternans: an ECG sign of pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade The pericardial space (cavity) always contains a small amount…

ECG Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Pericarditis, myocarditis and perimyocarditis: ECG changes and clinical features The pericardium is a double walled sac in which the heart…

ECG Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome, apical ballooning syndrome, stress induced cardiomyopathy) Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (broken heart syndrome) is a rather peculiar…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology ECG Genetic and miscellaneous conditions Brugada syndrome: A life threatening arrhythmia with unknown prevalence Pedro Brugada and his two brothers, Josep and…

…ECG and ventricular fibrillation or sudden cardiac arrest is referred to as early repolarization syndrome . Early repolarization pattern may actually not be due to early…

Arrhythmias and arrhythmology Continous medical discussion: the ECG blog Genetic and miscellaneous conditions A novel potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmia syndrome identified with ECG The…

…disease, left sided cardiac disease, chronic lung disease or hypoxia, chronic thromboembolic obstruction, or a range of miscellaneous conditions. Because several mechanisms may coexist, diagnosis…

…wave systolic flow reversal, Qualitative parameters Mild regurgiation Moderate regurgitation Severe regurgitation Mitral valve apparatus normal or mildly abnormal often abnormal abnormal, possibly flail CW…