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Diagnosis and management of supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias: Narrow complex tachycardia & wide complex tachycardia

…classification of tachyarrhythmias into narrow complex (NCT) and wide complex tachycardia (WCT) will be emphasized, as this distinction significantly informs both diagnostic reasoning and treatment…

Transcutaneous and transvenous pacing

…Twitching of the chest muscles and spikes on the screen mean nothing. Capture is verified only when every pacing spike is followed by a wide…

The 3-phase model of sudden cardiac arrest

…and to maximize the likelihood of restoring spontaneous circulation, interventions should be adapted to the current phase. However, current guidelines do not consider this fact…

Basic cardiac pacing, pacemaker functions and settings

…The current that is delivered by the pulse generator can be calculated as follows: I = V/R Given that voltage (V) is constant and…

ST segment elevation in acute myocardial ischemia and differential diagnoses

…interfere with the injury currents, and inhibit them from being detected by leads with opposite angles of observation. The electrocardiographic natural course of STE ACS …

Ventricular Tachycardia

…integrates early catheter ablation and sophisticated device therapy [1] [2] . This exhaustive review provides a comprehensive synthesis of the current state of VT management for…

Sotalol: Initiation, QT Monitoring and Renal Dosing

…with life threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias and atrial fibrillation (AF). It is also effective in preventing the recurrence of a wide variety of supraventricular tachycardias (SVTs…

Brugada Syndrome: Diagnosis & SCD Prevention

…Loss of function (LOF) mutations in SCN5A lead to a reduction in the inward sodium current ($I {Na}$) and are identified in 20% to…

Physiological Assessment of Coronary Stenoses and Revascularization Decisions

…need for a pressure wire altogether. In parallel, large outcome trials have clarified, and in some cases substantially narrowed, the role of revascularization itself in…

The ST segment: physiology, normal appearance, ST depression & ST elevation

…At the time of J 60 and J 80, there is minimal chance that there are any electrical potential differences in the myocardium. Current guidelines…

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