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

…time to fill the ventricles with blood (increased ventricular filling). Persons with premature beats might perceive this as palpitations, because of the stronger ventricular contractions…

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

…to fill the ventricles with blood (increased ventricular filling). The person with premature beats might perceive this as palpitations, because of the stronger ventricular contractions…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…of an X linked condition may develop a phenotype later and require delayed or individualized assessment. Disease specific genetic architecture HCM is predominantly associated with…

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

…HoFH is associated with extensive premature and progressive ASCVD; CAD and aortic stenosis may occur before the age of 20 years, with death often occurring…

Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: Assessment and Treatment

…Obese patients with HFpEF can have pathophysiological characteristics that differ from those of non obese patients, and obesity complicates assessment of intravascular volume in both…

Indications for pacemaker

…Trimipramine. If a reversible cause of bradycardia is suspected, management should be targeted at that cause. With regards to medications, the clinical need must be…

🟠 Prasugrel (Effient, Efient, Prasita)

…mg). Duration of therapy : Premature discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy, including prasugrel, in ACS patients treated with PCI can increase the risk of thrombosis, myocardial infarction…

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

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

Acquired QT Prolongation and Drug-Induced Arrhythmia

…context of cancer therapy, patients may develop new cardiac symptoms such as syncope, pre syncope, or rapid palpitations. These symptoms often accompany QTc prolongation with…

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