Nursing Times

Electrocardiogram 1: purpose, physiology and practicalities

Normal ECG waveforms The ECG is a graphical representation of the heart’s electrical activity, plotting its voltage on a vertical axis against time on a horizontal axis. It is recorded onto ECG paper, ...
Medscape

ECG Challenge: Her Annual Physical Is Normal, Except the ECG

The diagnosis is normal sinus rhythm, atrial bigeminy, first-degree atrioventricular (AV) block (prolonged AV conduction), and right bundle branch block (RBBB). The rhythm is slightly irregular, with ...
BMJ

Significance of deep T-wave inversions in asymptomatic athletes with normal cardiovascular examinations: practical solutions for managing the diagnostic conundrum

4 UPMC Université Paris 6, AP-HP, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Centre de Référence Maladies Cardiaques Héréditaires, France 5 AP-HP, Functional Unit of Cardiogenetics and Myogenetics, Centre de ...
BMJ

Accuracy of the ECG for differential diagnosis between hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and athlete’s heart: comparison between the European Society of Cardiology (2010) and ...

Background Interpretation of the athlete’s ECG is based on differentiation between benign ECG changes and potentially pathological abnormalities. The aim of the study was to compare the 2010 European ...
TCTMD

Machine Learning ‘Sniffs’ Out Long QT Otherwise Unseen on ECG

An asymptomatic male patient with definite LQTS with a normal ECG and QTc who was flagged by the AI. Photo Credit: J. Martijn Bos and Michael Ackerman. A new artificial intelligence (AI) solution ...
Medscape

Occasional Lightheadedness and Concerning ECG

There are P waves (+) with regular PP intervals and a rate of 85 beats/min. The P waves have a normal morphology; they are positive in leads I, II, aVF, and V4-V6. This is a stable normal sinus rhythm ...