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Vasospastic (Prinzmetal) Angina: Provocation Testing and Treatment

…ischemia and infarction Definition and pathophysiology Vasospastic angina (VA), formerly termed Prinzmetal or variant angina, is myocardial ischaemia caused by transient abnormal vasoconstriction of one…

Quiz: ECG in athletes

…to ECG interpretation 1. Which of the following ECG findings is typically considered a normal variant in asymptomatic athletes with no significant family history? A:…

Coronary Anomalies and Myocardial Bridging

…Myocardial bridging is an anatomical variant in which a segment of an epicardial coronary artery passes through the myocardium rather than remaining on the epicardial…

Dix–Hallpike test and Epley manoeuvre

…or pain — use the Semont manoeuvre or the side lying variant of the Dix–Hallpike test. Marked obesity or spinal disease that makes positioning impossible…

Familial and Genetic Screening in Premature Cardiovascular Disease

…phenotype later and require delayed or individualized assessment. Disease specific genetic architecture HCM is predominantly associated with variants affecting sarcomeric proteins, particularly MYH7 and MYBPC3…

Familial Hypercholesterolaemia: Diagnosis, Cascade Screening and Treatment

…FH (HeFH). Biallelic pathogenic variants cause homozygous FH (HoFH), which produces substantially higher LDL C concentrations and much earlier, more severe clinical disease. HeFH affects…

Preeclampsia and Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorders as Future Cardiovascular Risk

…elevated liver enzymes or transaminases, and thrombocytopenia—is generally regarded as a severe preeclamptic phenotype or variant. Pathophysiology The precise mechanism of preeclampsia remains incompletely…

Cardiac amyloidosis

…More than 130 disease causing variants have been described [12]. Wild type ATTR (ATTRwt): A sporadic, age related disease characterized by a normal TTR genetic…

Ectopic atrial rhythm (EAT), atrial tachycardia (AT) & multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT)

…tachycardia. Multifocal atrial tachycardia Figure 4. Multifocal atrial tachycardia Multifocal atrial tachycardia is an uncommon variant of ectopic atrial tachycardia. As illustrated in Figure 4…

Right bundle branch block (RBBB): ECG, criteria, definitions, causes & treatment

…incomplete. Note that a second r wave (r') may occur as a normal variant in lead V1 (the normal variant has a normal QRS duration)…

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The Normal ECG: From Normality to Pathology

…course you will learn all about the normal ECG, normal variants and diagnosis of pathological findings. A total of 8 lessons will guide you through…

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