Exploratory insights from the right-sided electrocardiogram following prolonged endurance exercise. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Prolonged strenuous exercise has a profound effect on cardiac function. The right heart may be more susceptible to this imposition; yet, right-sided chest leads have not been utilised in this setting.
Ashley, E +9 more
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Do preparticipation clinical exams reduce morbidity and mortality for athletes? [PDF]
Though clinical preparticipation exams (PPE) are recommended by experts and required in most states, we found no medium- or better-quality evidence that demonstrates they reduce mortality or morbidity.
Fagan, E. Blake +3 more
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Pulmonary Embolism with Abdominal Pain and ST Elevation: A Case Report
Pulmonary embolism is considered as a great masquerader due to its frequent nonspecific signs and symptoms. Typically pulmonary embolism is under-diagnosed or over-diagnosed.
Mohammad Javad Fallahi +2 more
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Aim. Oro-cervical necrotizing fasciitis (OCNF) treatment requires early surgical debridement and opening of the wound, and therefore, early diagnosis is very important. The Laboratory Risk Indicator for Necrotizing Fasciitis (LRINEC) score based on blood
Masaru Ogawa +5 more
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The de Winter's sign as an ECG equivalent to STEMI [PDF]
Introduction: In recent years, a popular topic has been the early detection of a unique ECG finding characteristic of proximal occlusion of the left descending artery (LDA) known as the De Winter pattern, which is one of the equivalents of ST-elevation ...
Vukićević Verica +3 more
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Third-degree heart block in thalassemia major: A case report [PDF]
Background: First and second-degree heart blocks are partly common rhythm disorders in thalassemic patients but complete heart block is a very rare complication of iron overload cardiomyopathy.
Hosseini, S.M., Maleki, A.R., Nikyar, B.
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Criteria to predict carriers of a novel SCN5A mutation in a large Portuguese family affected by the Brugada syndrome [PDF]
Brugada syndrome (BrS) is a life-threatening arrhythmia disorder associated with autosomal-dominant mutations in the SCN5A gene. We aimed to characterize the diagnostic challenges and clinical manifestations of a novel SCN5A mutation associated with BrS ...
Castedo, S. +12 more
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Left ventricular apical hypertrophy in a transplanted heart: a case report
Background Left ventricular apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a rare presentation of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy associated with thickening of the apical segment of the left ventricle.
Uzochukwu Ibe +2 more
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Brugada-type Electrocardiographic Pattern Induced by Fever [PDF]
ST-segment elevation in Brugada syndrome is caused by a shift in the ionic current balance and the creation of a voltage gradient between the epicardium and the endocardium. This ionic mechanism have been shown to be temperature dependent. We describe a
Aras, Dursun +4 more
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Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy: evaluation of the current diagnostic criteria and differential diagnosis. [PDF]
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Anastastakis, Aris, +41 more
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