A population based cohort study of a subset of the US Cardiovascular Health Study performed 24-hour ECGs on 1139 patients aged 65 with normal left ventricular ejection fractions and no history of ...

Background A 44-year-old female presented with a long history of chest pain, palpitations and increasing dyspnea. Electrocardiography and 24 h Holter monitoring revealed multiple premature ventricular ...

The QRS complex is positive in lead I and negative in lead II and also negative in lead aVF – indicating left axis deviation TIP When you see RBBB always look for 1 st degree heart block and/or left ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In a cohort of people aged 40 to 65 years, older age was associated with elevated risk for atrial and ...

HEART arrhythmia may feel like a fluttering or racing heart and this can be harmless. However, an arrhythmia can also be a sign of heart problems or an immediate danger to your health, said Sunway ...

Older age was also an independent risk factor for ventricular ectopic burden; lower eGFR linked to high AEB, VEB. (HealthDay News) — Age is a significant independent risk factor for atrial ectopic ...

Although premature ventricular beats (PVBs) in young people and athletes are usually benign, they may rarely mark underlying heart disease and risk of sudden cardiac death during sport. This review ...

Background A young adult female presented with syncope and periodic weakness. A 12-lead electrocardiogram showed frequent premature ventricular contractions and prolonged QU interval. Repetitive runs ...

Dr. Timothy W. Churchill: A 53-year-old man was admitted to this hospital because of shock and recurrent ventricular tachycardia after defibrillator placement for nonischemic cardiomyopathy. The ...

THE time-honored drug armamentarium for cardiac arrhythmias of digitalis, quinidine and procainamide has proved successful in most clinical circumstances. Toxicity to each of these agents, however, ...