A 75-year-old man had several syncopes with severe skull contusions (figure 1). These events were not preceded by vegetative symptoms such as nausea, dizziness, or palpitations. Holter-EKG was normal and an EEG was performed for suspected epilepsy, during which complete atrioventricular block without ventricular escape-rhythm occurred (figure 2A). Six seconds later, the EEG showed progressive s...

BACKGROUND Significance of electrocardiogram (EKG) changes associated with regadenoson as well as side effects compared to adenosine in a real world, unselected population is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS Three hundred ninety six consecutive patients undergoing either adenosine or regadenoson-based single-isotope (Technetium 99c) nuclear images were evaluated. A standard form documenting side ...

INTRODUCTION Antimonial compounds are regarded as the treatment of choice for cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL). Systemic administration of these drugs has some side effects including cardio toxicity and electrocardiogram (EKG) changes. The objective of our study was to evaluate EKG changes in the patients with CL treated with systemic glucantime. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred and thirty-one p...

EKG Changes After Spinal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage • Marked morphological electrocardiographical changes occurred in a patient whose subarachnoid hemorrhage originated in the lower spinal canal. Thus, the electrocardiogram can show the changes well known for intracranial subarachnoid hemorrhage even when the source of bleeding is in the lower spinal canal. Additional

Background: Cardiac troponin test is used in detecting various heart disorders. The objective of this study was to establish normal reference levels for serum cardiac Troponin I which could be utilized for selection of vaccines and determine any electrocardiogram (EKG) changes among healthy volunteers. Methods: A total of 263 healthy blood donors from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania were included in th...

Probably not. Although some European and international experts recommend that all athletes undergo preparticipation electrocardiogram (EKG) screening, it's unclear whether screening reduces the risk of sudden cardiac death (SCD); US experts don't recommend it routinely for school-aged athletes.

torsades de pointes is a rare but potentially lethal arrhythmia which mainly occurs in the setting of a prolonged qt interval. ecg is a reliable tool to detect such abnormalities, routinely taken from all patients over 40 who undergo surgery. we describe the case of a 35-year-old woman with torsades de points arrhythmia after hysterectomy surgery. most likely, our patients had long qt syndrome ...