…account for a substantial proportion of sudden cardiac death in young athletes. Clinically, they may be categorized according to whether they are: Not associated with…

…For obvious reasons, more complex defects are typically diagnosed earlier. Defects resulting in reduced oxygen saturation are generally detected with neonatal pulse oximetry (POX) screening…

…segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is an acute coronary syndrome characterized clinically by acute myocardial ischaemic symptoms or equivalent presentations together with persistent ST segment…

…should lead to suspicion of ischemia (if the patient has symptoms consistent with ischemia). The same is true for artificial pacemakers (virtually all pacemakers stimula

…guideline criteria for ischemic ST segment elevation: New ST segment elevations in at least two anatomically contiguous leads: • Men age ≥40 years: ≥2 mm in…

…to such ECG changes. It must also be noted that the J point is occasionally suboptimal for measuring ST segment deviation. This is explained by…

…as compared with other segmentation models. Figure 1. Standardized myocardial segmentation and nomenclature for echocardiography. The left ventricle is divided into 17 segments for 2D…

…an accessory pathway). This is associated with a delta wave. For further details on the PR interval and the PR segment, refer to The normal…

ECG Video lecture: The ST segment: J point, J 60 point, ST depression & ST elevation

…of the P wave, PR interval and PR segment The P wave ECG interpretation usually starts with assessment of the P wave. The P wave…