August 4, 2004 — In an era when the number of candidates for implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy continues to grow, identifying specific patients at risk for arrhythmic death -- the ...

In hypertension, the presence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is associated with increased risk of both cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. To date, the electrocardiogram (ECG) remains the ...

ECG-derived LVH has been strongly linked with the risk of ischemic stroke. [48] LVH also predicts cognitive dysfunction where subclinical stroke is a potential contributor. [49,50] It is even included ...

The electrical measurements on the electrocardiogram can often mislead physicians in diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy, causing other screening tests to be ordered before a ...

Elpidoforos S. Soteriades, Marcelo C. Targino, Michael A. Talias, Russ Hauser, Ichiro Kawachi, David C. Christiani and Stefanos N. Kales Objective: To evaluate the association between obesity and ...

There have been many different criteria developed to diagnose left ventricular hypertrophy on a 12-lead ECG which are below. Cornell criteria: Add the R wave in aVL and the S wave in V3. If the sum is ...

Classic changes of ischemia may be described or explained as follows: 1. ST-segment elevations or depressions that are usually localized (but may be diffuse) and may be associated with such T-wave ...

A 62 year old male with a history of hypertension presents to his primary care physician for a routine check-up. His blood pressure is 220/110. He admits to not taking his blood pressure medications ...

Q: I am only 37, I don’t smoke, I have never had any medical problems and I am very active, but I was at this health fair where they had a free cardiovascular screening so I did it. My blood pressure ...