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Ventricular tachycardia (VT): ECG criteria, causes, classification, treatment

…Left untreated, ventricular fibrillation leads to asystole and cardiac arrest. All healthcare providers, regardless of profession, must be able to diagnose ventricular tachycardia. Causes of…

ECG parameters

…speed of 50 mm/s with 1 mV = 10 mm. At 50 mm/s a small square (1 mm) corresponds to 20 ms and…

Cardiovascular Risk in Women: Sex-Specific Factors

…than men after approximately 65 years of age. Hypertension related left ventricular hypertrophy, concentric remodelling, reduced longitudinal strain and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction…

Assessing left ventricular systolic function

…left ventricular function (systolic function). It should be noted, however, that three dimensional (3D) echocardiography offers greater precision in the calculation of ejection fraction, and…

Right ventricular strain: definition, causes, echocardiography

…Right ventricular strain When assessing the right half of the heart, it is important to familiarize yourself with the principles of hemodynamics and conditions prevailing…

Strain, strain rate and speckle tracking: Myocardial deformation

…of longitudinal, radial, and circumferential contraction. Thus, methods such as ejection fraction may provide easily obtained parameters, but fail to provide important insights into left…

Pulmonary embolism: quick reference for risk stratification and treatment

…cent. An sPESI of 0 indicates low risk. Anticoagulation A DOAC is the first choice in pulmonary embolism without malignancy and without antiphospholipid syndrome. The…

Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction: Diagnosis and Treatment

…occur because elevated left sided filling pressures are transmitted to the pulmonary circulation. Persistent pulmonary vascular disease can lead to right ventricular strain and dysfunction…

Congenital heart disease & GUCH (Grown Up Congenital Heart disease)

…connection and the relationship of the great arteries (segmental analysis). Ventricular function is evaluated using ejection fraction, fractional shortening, stroke volume, and myocardial thickness. Strain…

ECG in left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH): criteria and implications

…1 and 2) in these leads. These ECG changes were previously referred to as strain pattern because it was believed that they indicated left ventricular…

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