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Pericarditis, myocarditis & perimyocarditis: ECG, criteria & treatment

…of pericarditis is infections, in particular viral infections. This explains why pericarditis may affect individuals of all ages. However, a wide range of local and…

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…

🟠 Brugada's algorithm for diagnosing ventricular tachycardia (VT)

…VT) and supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) with wide QRS complex. The algorithm entails 5 criteria, which are tested sequentially (Figure 1). Figure 1. Flowchart of Brugada…

Pericardiocentesis

…on how wide the rim of fluid looks. With ultrasound guidance, the point at which the fluid lies most superficially is chosen and the needle…

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…

🟠 Pulmonary valve

…early termination of diastolic flow Jet width colour Doppler small,, < 10 mm length, narrow origin variable large, wide origin Ratio pulmonic to aortic flow…

Premature ventricular contractions (premature ventricular complex, premature ventricular beats)

…the ventricles it will spread partly or entirely outside of the conduction system and thus produce a wide QRS complex (QRS duration ≥0.12 s…

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

…and clinical characteristics. Ventricular tachycardia is a highly nuanced arrhythmia that originates in the ventricles. A wide range of conditions may cause ventricular tachycardia and…

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and Holter ECG

…Wide variability between measurements. Hypertension in pregnancy. Contraindications There are no absolute contraindications. Refrain or adapt in atrial fibrillation with a rapid and irregular ventricular…

ECG interpretation method, adults

…These tachyarrhythmias arise in the atria and are very rarely life threatening. Causes of tachyarrhythmia with wide QRS complexes (QRS duration ≥ 0.12 s): the…

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