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The Fourth Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction: Types 1–5

…the criteria for type 1 MI because they represent coronary atherothrombotic events in the setting of a stent thrombosis or restenosis. Type 1 myocardial infarction…

Assessment of Pacemaker Malfunction

…sensed by the lead in the other chamber, resulting in inappropriate inhibition of the pacemaker in the latter chamber. This type of oversensing is referred…

Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM): Definition, Types, Diagnostics & Treatment

…not distinguish different types of dilated cardiomyopathy. Other causes of ventricular dilation ( e.g ischemic cardiomyopathy) must be excluded before establishing a diagnosis of DCM…

Ventricular tachycardia (VT): ECG criteria, causes, classification, treatment

…re entry or triggered activity. All types of myocardial cells may be engaged in initiation and maintenance of this arrhythmia. As mentioned above VT causes…

Acute Coronary Syndrome: Definitions and Initial Triage

…cardiomyocyte necrosis occurring in the clinical setting of acute myocardial ischaemia and is diagnosed according to the fourth universal definition of MI. Type 1 MI…

ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia and differential diagnoses

…Types of ST segment elevations on ECG. Current guideline criteria for ischemic ST segment elevation: New ST segment elevations in at least two anatomically contiguous…

Atrial flutter: classification, causes, ECG criteria and management

…beats per minute. Note that with a paper speed of 25 mm/s, which is standard in the US and many other countries, a 2…

Adenosine: Administration Technique, Dose Escalation and Precautions

…conduction may be blocked in unusual accessory pathways that possess long conduction times or decremental conduction properties. Furthermore, adenosine binds to four types of receptors…

Sinus tachycardia & Inappropriate sinus tachycardia

…fundamentally in terms of pathophysiology, prognosis, and treatment. The types of sinus tachycardia are as follows: Normal (physiologic) sinus tachycardia: The automaticity (rate of spontaneous…

ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI): Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management

…progressive, and highly complex lipid driven inflammatory disease of the arterial intima that serves as the fundamental pathophysiological substrate for acute coronary syndromes (ACS), including…

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