cardiac arrest

The cardiac pacemaker is a tiny small device which, surgically implanted, is capable of correcting heart rhythm disturbances; intervenes when it perceives that the heart is beating too fast, too slow or there is a discontinuous beat

Brugada syndrome is a disease that most commonly affects young males in adulthood. The genetic defect is in proteins that control the entry of sodium into the cardiac cell

Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital cyanogenic heart disease characterised by interventricular septal defect associated with obstruction of blood flow to the lungs

When, in a resting condition, there is an increase in heart rate above values considered normal, we speak of tachycardia

The blood pressure monitor is a device that is recognised by medical specialists because it allows blood pressure to be monitored accurately

The objective examination of the heart includes auscultation, inspection and percussion, but to arrive at a diagnosis the doctor checks the history and may prescribe exams

Electrical cardioversion, CVE, is a therapeutic procedure used to restore normal heart rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation, flutter, or tachycardia and in whom pharmacological cardioversion has failed

Cardiac tones are short, transient acoustic events, produced by the opening and closing of valves; they are divided into systolic and diastolic tones

Coronary angioplasty is the procedure by which an obstructed blood vessel is dilated using a balloon placed where the problem arises; it is inflated to recreate the space needed for blood to flow

If it is the patient's first time performing an electrocardiogram (ECG), the rescuer, doctor, or nurse should explain to the patient - in words appropriate to his/her level of understanding - the steps and usefulness of the…