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🟠 Reference values for adult ECG

…escape rhythm's QRS complexes, and atrial rhythm is typically faster than the escape rhythm (both rhythms are typically regular). QRS complex Checklist QRS duration…

ECG interpretation method, adults

…context. 1. Rhythm Check Is the ventricular rate regular at 50–100 beats/min? Is there a P wave in front of every ventricular complex…

Physical Activity Prescription for Cardiovascular Prevention

…undertaken to maintain or improve physical fitness. Regular physical activity is a central component of cardiovascular prevention and treatment. It is associated with lower cardiovascular…

Sinus bradycardia: definitions, ECG, causes and management

…than 50 beats per minute. ECG criteria follow: Regular rhythm with a ventricular rate slower than 50 beats per minute. P waves with constant morphology…

Sinus tachycardia & Inappropriate sinus tachycardia

…Similar to sinus rhythm, the rhythm is regular with a positive P wave in lead II, but the heart rate exceeds 100 beats per minute…

Sudden cardiac arrest: Case 4

…tachycardia (VT). ECG 3 . A single ventricular beat, followed by a three ventricular beats (VT). ECG 4 . Regular supraventricular rhythm (P waves precede the QRS).

Oesophageal ECG

…atrium. An electrode placed in the oesophagus at the right level therefore records atrial depolarisation with an amplitude the surface ECG can never achieve, and…

Alcohol and Cardiovascular Disease

…contains approximately 12–14 g of ethanol. Representative quantities are a 12 ounce regular beer containing approximately 5% alcohol, 5 fluid ounces of wine containing…

Atrial flutter: classification, causes, ECG criteria and management

…of cases, the re entry circuit in atrial flutter is located in the right atrium and it typically loops around the tricuspid valve. Impulses spread…

How to interpret the ECG: A systematic approach

…ventricular (RR intervals) and atrial (PP intervals) rate and rhythm: Is ventricular rhythm regular? What is the ventricular rate (beats/min)? Is atrial rhythm regular…

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