Your heart is divided into a left and a right side. The right side of your heart pumps blood to your lungs to receive oxygen. The left side pumps the oxygenated blood to the rest of your body. Right ...

The most serious form of the acute coronary syndrome, ST segment elevation myocardial infarction, or STEMI, most often results from complete thrombotic occlusion of a major epicardial coronary artery.

Normal sinus rhythm Inferior ST segment elevation myocardial infarction Posterior myocardial infarction Left atrial enlargement A posterior wall MI frequently occurs along with an inferior wall MI due ...

This ECG (Figure 1), recorded in the emergency room, shows a wide complex tachycardia at 205 bpm. Wide complex tachycardias are more likely to be ventricular tachycardia (VT) than supraventricular ...

At first glance, this tracing appears to show an acute infero-postero-lateral infarct. However, the precordial leads are actually right-sided and show a right ventricular (RV) infarct. Unfortunately ...

When ventricular septal rupture complicates acute myocardial infarction, the mortality is high. Reperfusion therapy has reduced the incidence of septal rupture. However, rapid diagnosis, aggressive ...

Prophylactic implantable cardioverter defibrillator therapy did not reduce mortality in patients with a prior myocardial infarction, persistent moderate left ventricular systolic dysfunction and ...

Right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH) is a heart disorder characterized by thickening of the walls of the right ventricle. It can be caused by excessive stress on the right ventricle. Only one section ...