This ECG demonstrates an “extensive anterior” and “tombstoning” of the ST segment seen during a large acute anterior myocardial infarction. This is usually the result of thrombosis of the left ...

This ECG demonstrates an "extensive anterior" and "tombstoning" of the ST segment seen during a large acute anterior myocardial infarction. This is usually the result of thrombosis of the left ...

March 8, 2004 (New Orleans) — A novel compound that inhibits calcium overload and increases calcium uptake in the sarcoplasmic reticulum fell short of expectations overall, but calderet showed promise ...

Answer: B. Hyperkalemia causing the Brugada electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern. In leads V1-2, the ST segment is elevated, which begins from the top of the R' wave and is downsloping, ending with an ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 79-year-old man in relatively good health. I don’t take any medications. I recently visited a cardiologist regarding some heart palpitations that I have been experiencing. After ...

A septal infarct is an area of dead tissue in the septum of the heart, which is a wall of tissue dividing the two sides of the heart. It happens when there is a blockage or reduction in its blood ...

The prevalence of Wolff–Parkinson–White syndrome is about 1–3 per 1000.2 In the syndrome, some ventricular depolarization occurs via a rapidly conducting accessory pathway. This results in a short PR ...