Intermittent LBBB and P Mitrale or Tricuspidale? Intermittent left bundle branch block pattern is seen as wide notched QRS complexes with cycle length of 570 ms. Narrower QRS
Giant T inversion and NSVT Holter tracing showing giant T wave inversion and non sustained ventricular tachycardia, both at the beginning of the tracing and at the end.
Percutaneous debulking of large vegetations Percutaneous debulking of large vegetations in infective endocarditis is being followed, especially in cardiac implantable device related infections. It is useful in reducing
Electrical storm: Recurrent unstable VT / VF requiring more than three DC shocks per day. It can be treated by beta blockers or stellate ganglion block / ablation
Dangerous Signs on Holter Monitoring ഹോൾട്ടർ നിരീക്ഷണത്തിലെ അപകടകരമായ അടയാളങ്ങൾ എന്തൊക്കെയാണ്? Holter monitoring is ambulatory monitoring using a digital recorder attached to a belt. Two or three channels are
Rautaharju and Dmitrienko formulae for QT interval correction Various logarithmic and linear formulae for correction of QT interval has been discussed before. These include Bazett’s formula, Fridericia’s formula
ECG basics Electrocardiogram is the recording of the electrical signals of the heart. Electrocardiogram (ECG) recorded from the body surface is known as surface ECG while that recorded
Antiarrhythmics after ablation of AF (5A Study) Antiarrhythmic drugs after ablation of atrial fibrillation (5A Study) was published in Circulation in 2009 [1]. One hundred and ten patients after
SCD-HeFT 2005 The Sudden Cardiac Death in Heart Failure Trial (SCD-HeFT) trial was published in NEJM in 2005 [1]. SCD-HeFT randomized 2521 patients into three groups. They were in New