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QT duration & corrected QT (QTc) duration: ECG features & implications

…here. Short (QT) QTc syndrome Short QT syndrome (QTc <0,390 seconds) is uncommon and can be seen in hypocalcemia and during digoxin treatment. It…

Overview of the ECG Waves, Deflections, Intervals, Durations

…by the left ventricle. QRS duration QRS duration is the time duration from the start to the end of the QRS complex. A short QRS…

The QRS complex: ECG features of the Q-wave, R-wave, S-wave & duration

…Thus, the vector during activation of the ventricular free walls is actually the vector generated by the left ventricle. Activation of the ventricular free wall…

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

…wave. Because of the long duration of the plateau phase most contractile cells are in this phase at the same time (more or less). Moreover…

Early repolarization on ECG: when guidelines confuse ECG criteria

…a real giant. During his lecture professor Yusuf said that he was not too impressed with current guidelines. He said that guidelines tend to be…

Pre-excitation, Atrioventricular Reentrant (reentry) Tachycardia (AVRT) and Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome: ECG, clinical characteristics and management

…be seen at all times. Figure 1 presents ECG findings during normal atrioventricular impulse transmission as well as ECG findings during pre excitation. Figure 1…

The electrical axis of the heart (heart axis): ECG & physiology

…is an integral part of ECG interpretation. The electrical axis reflects the average direction of ventricular depolarization during ventricular contraction. The direction of the depolarization …

The T-wave: physiology, variants and ECG features

…based, high and symmetric. Their duration is short; they typically disappear within minutes after a total occlusion in a coronary artery occurs (then of course…

Arrhythmogene rechtsventrikuläre Kardiomyopathie / Dysplasie

…der ARVC kommt es zum sukzessiven Verlust von Myokardzellen, die durch Fett und Fibrosegewebe ersetzt werden. Dieser Prozess beginnt im Epikard und bewegt sich nach…

Durchführung echokardiographischer Untersuchungen

…echokardiographischer Untersuchungen Bei Kleinkindern ist es möglich, die gesamte transthorakale Echokardiographie (TTE) mit dem Kind in Rückenlage durchzuführen. Dies ist aufgrund des geringen Abstands zwischen…

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The Normal ECG: From Normality to Pathology

…normal ECG, normal variants and diagnosis of pathological findings. A total of 8 lessons will guide you through all the waves, intervals, and durations,…

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