A 78-year-old man with a history of heart failure presents for routine follow-up 1 week after insertion of a pacemaker. As part of the evaluation, a 12-lead ECG is obtained. The correct diagnosis is ...

A 76-year-old woman with known ischemic cardiomyopathy, a left ventricular ejection fraction of 25%, and a previously inserted pacemaker presents to her cardiologist concerned that there is a problem ...

If you are a nurse, doctor or other medical professional that deals with cardiac issues or ECG readings, you owe it to yourself and your patients to take an EKG interpretation course. An EKG ...

A specialist tells how to interpret subtle changes on the ECG, including those caused by two life-threatening syndromes you might otherwise miss. Reading ECGs is like learning to appreciate art—it is ...

If the ventricular pacing is originating in the right ventricle like a normal pacemaker, a left bundle branch morphology will be present. This occurs since the right ventricle is activated first and ...

If the ventricular pacing is originating in the right ventricle like a normal pacemaker, a left bundle branch morphology will be present. This occurs since the right ventricle is activated first and ...

1 Department of Family Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 2 Division of Ciology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA 3 Division of Ciology, Seattle Children's ...

The nitric oxide-independent soluble guanylate cyclase activator ataciguat continued to show promise for slowing the progression of fibrocalcific aortic valve stenosis in phase I and II studies.

The cardiac pacemaker harmlessly dissolves over the course of 35 days. (Courtesy: Northwestern University) Temporary cardiac pacemakers provide essential pacing for patients with short-term heart ...