…to a heart rhythm specialist. D: Disregard the borderline QTc as it is likely a normal variant. Explanation: If the QTc value is borderline or…

…sexes, women are less likely to receive statins, aspirin or referral to cardiac rehabilitation and are less likely to attain blood pressure treatment goals. Female…

…or secondary to known cardiac conditions; in these patients, symptoms may be challenging to differentiate from normal physiological changes of pregnancy. Evaluation and Physical Examination…

…or cannot reach it with the instruments available. Do not then try "by feel" — refer to ENT. Relative — a low threshold for referral: Marked swelling…

…etc. Exercise stress testing may also be referred to as exercise ECG or exercise tolerance test . Because the vast majority of all exercise stress tests…

…hypertension is elevated blood pressure attributable to a specific, identifiable underlying cause. It should be considered in every patient with newly diagnosed or referred hypertension…

…Whenever oxygen demand exceeds oxygen (blood) delivery ischemia occurs and this manifests with chest discomfort referred to as angina pectoris. If the physical activity ceases…

…pacemaker under normal circumstances and the rhythm is referred to as sinus rhythm . An arrhythmia is defined as an abnormal heart rhythm or heart rate…

…interval for the heart rate, and the resulting QT interval is referred to as corrected QT interval, or simply QTc interval. The primary hazard lies…

…For this reason, these ST T changes are referred to as secondary ST T changes. It is actually expected that these conditions display such secondary…