Medtronic has secured a CE mark approval in Europe for its surgical implant to close the heart’s left atrial appendage, aimed at reducing the long-term risk of stroke that’s higher among people with ...

Not all atrial flutters demonstrate the typical "sawtooth" pattern. During the times of lesser conduction on this ECG, the flutter waves are more apparent. The atrial rate is organized at a rate of ...

The QRS complex is irregular and coarse "fibrillatory waves" are present (see atrial fibrillation review by clicking below) indicating the presence of atrial fibrillation. There is quite a slow ...

An 82-year-old woman with a history of congestive heart failure was admitted to this hospital for volume overload. Ascites, ...

In patients with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, pulsed field ablation is non-inferior to cryoballoon ablation for preventing the recurrence of atrial tachyarrhythmia, according to ...

The Apple Watch introduced electrocardiogram (ECG) heart measurements in 2018, and the feature has been saving lives ever since. Available on the Apple Watch Series 4-11 and Ultra 1-3, ECG readings ...

Editor’s note: The EKG Detective will be a monthly column dedicated to illustrating the benefits of utilizing deductive logic as a method for interpreting ECG tracings. The column will highlight and ...

An arrhythmia (pronounced as “uh-RITH-me-uh”) is an irregular heartbeat. This means your heart is out of its usual rhythm. About 1.5%-5% of people have arrhythmias. It may feel like your heart skipped ...

Faculty of Medicine & Hospital das Clínicas/EBSERH, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (L.C.C.B., S.M.B., A.L.P.R.). Telehealth Center ...

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