Arrhythmias and arrhythmology ECG Pre excitation, Atrioventricular Reentrant (reentry) Tachycardia (AVRT) and Wolff Parkinson White (WPW) syndrome: ECG, clinical characteristics and management Pre excitation The…

…hypertension — recommended before treatment is started . Suspected white coat hypertension: raised office blood pressure without organ damage. Suspected masked hypertension: normal office blood pressure but…

…patients with diabetes and anyone with dizziness Definitions White coat hypertension: a raised office reading but normal readings at home or on 24 hour recording…

…segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). While the incidence of STEMI is decreasing and the incidence of NSTEMI is increasing, STEMI remains a critical clinical entity…

…platelet activation and interaction. Thrombotic debris may worsen microvascular obstruction, while cardiomyocyte swelling, interstitial oedema and tissue inflammation produce extravascular compression. In the most severe…

…pre excited atrial fibrillation (i.e. atrial fibrillation with impulses conducted via an accessory pathway [see Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome]); blocking AV node conduction may…

…AVRT (Pre excitation, Wolff Parkinson White syndrome) and ectopic atrial tachycardia have traditionally been referred to as paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardias , because these tachyarrhythmias originate in…

…the whole lesion, including the margin, has turned white. Contact technique with a cryoprobe gives a deeper and more controlled freeze on flat surfaces; spray…

…5 minutes seated or supine. White coat hypertension: office pressure above the hypertension threshold but non hypertensive home or ambulatory pressure. Masked hypertension: office pressure…

…associated with hypertension and blood pressure variability, while obesity and hypertension together promote left ventricular hypertrophy and kidney injury. The syndrome is therefore both a…