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Long QT syndrome is a rare genetic disorder that can cause malignant arrhythmias. Treatment is based on the use of beta-blocker drugs

The electrocardiogram or ECG is a diagnostic test designed to record the electrical activity of the heart in order to assess its health status and detect various cardiac abnormalities, pathologies or arrhythmias

Postural orthostatic tachycardia (POTS) is a dysfunction characterized by an exaggerated and sustained increase in heart rate during standing

The loop recorder is an implantable device used for the purpose of detecting occasional heart rhythm abnormalities

What is the cardiac Holter? An electrocardiogram is a diagnostic test designed to record cardiac activity in order to assess the health of the heart and detect abnormalities, alterations in heart rhythm or heart disease of various kinds

Atherosclerosis is a hardening and loss of elasticity of blood vessels and particularly arteries due to the accumulation of lipids that form hard, rigid plaques that thicken the walls of blood vessels

Supraventricular tachycardia involves an acceleration of the heart rate in the structures of the heart that lie above the ventricles, giving rise to arrhythmias

What is angina pectoris? The term angina denotes a manifestation of Myocardial Ischemia of which it is a member, predominantly a consequence of atherosclerosis, characterized by the formation of atheromatous plaques that result in narrowing…

Myocardial scintigraphy is a diagnostic examination to examine the health of the coronary arteries and the blood supply to the myocardium

In April 2020, Aslanger et al identified a specific ECG pattern concerning for acute inferior occlusion MI (OMI) in patients with concomitant multi-vessel disease, that does not display contiguous ST-segment elevation or fulfil STEMI…