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Premature atrial contraction (premature atrial beat / complex): ECG and clinical implications

…Thus, the P wave morphology of premature atrial beats differs from the sinus P wave. Note that the P wave might occur on the preceding…

Premature ventricular contractions (premature ventricular complex, premature ventricular beats)

…of the conduction system and thus produce a wide QRS complex (QRS duration ≥0.12 s). Refer to Figure 1 for an example. The premature…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…scope Familial and genetic screening in cardiovascular medicine is the systematic assessment of relatives and other individuals who may carry an inherited predisposition to cardiovascular…

Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 6

CPR ECG 1 . The initial rhythm is atrial fibrillation. The fifth beat is a ventricular premature beat. A ventricular tachycardia (VT) emerges. As evident, ventricular…

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Diagnosis, Cascade Screening and Treatment

…characterized by persistently elevated plasma low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL C) from early life and a consequent excess risk of premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD)…

Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Assessment and Treatment

…disease characterized by excessive accumulation of adipose tissue. It is an important cause of cardiovascular disease (CVD), cardiovascular risk factor clustering, disability and premature mortality…

Indications for pacemaker

…bradycardia: Extrasystoles (premature ventricular beats or premature atrial supraventricular beats) can cause transient AV blocks by affecting the AV node, bundle of His or the…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…administered at the time of PCI. Patients should also take acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) daily (75–325 mg). Duration of therapy : Premature discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy…

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

…with multiple ventricular premature beats) spontaneously converting to Torsade de Pointes ventricular tachycardia. Notice how arterial blood pressure (ABP) drops at the onset of TdP…

Acquired QT Prolongation and Drug-Induced Arrhythmia

…early afterdepolarisations (EADs) that generate premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) and increases transmural dispersion of repolarisation, thereby facilitating reentry. Episodes of TdP are frequently pause dependent…

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