Classification, diagnosis and definitions of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) Acute coronary syndromes occur when atherosclerotic plaques disrupt, resulting in the…
Coronary artery disease (ischemic heart disease) Coronary artery disease, which is synonymous with ischemic heart disease, is the most common form of cardiovascular disease. It…
Diagnosis and management of narrow and wide complex tachycardia All clinically significant supraventricular and ventricular tachyarrhythmias have been reviewed in previous sections. However, given that…
Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia (PMT) Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia may arise if the pacemaker records a rapid atrial rate (e.g. during a supraventricular tachycardia) and stimulates the ventricles with…
Ventricular fibrillation, pulseless electrical activity (PEA) and sudden cardiac arrest This chapter will focus on ventricular fibrillation and pulseless electrical activity (PEA). These are highly lethal…
The QT interval, long QT syndrome (LQTS) & ventricular arrhythmias (torsade de pointes) due to prolonged QT interval The QT interval is the time interval…
Ventricular tachycardia (VT): types, causes, ECG features and management This chapter deals with ventricular tachycardia from a clinical perspective, with emphasis on ECG diagnosis, definitions, management,…
Ventricular rhythm and accelerated ventricular rhythm (idioventricular rhythm) This article provides an overview of ventricular rhythm and accelerated ventricular rhythm, the latter also known as…
Rhythms arising near the atrioventricular node: junctional rhythm (escape rhythm) and junctional tachycardia In this article, you will learn about rhythms arising in, or near,…
Pre-excitation, Atrioventricular Reentrant (reentry) Tachycardia (AVRT) and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome: ECG, clinical characteristics and management Pre-excitation The atrioventricular node and bundle of His are normally…
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