The premature ventricular contraction (PVC) and the premature atrial contraction (PAC) are cardiac arrhythmias which are widely encountered in the cardiologic field. They can be detected using the electrocardiogram signal parameters. We use in this work a Neuro-fuzzy approach to identify these abnormal beats. To achieve this objective we have developed a Neuro-Fuzzy Classifier (NFCL), its perfo...

Sudden cardiac death is the most common and often first manifestation of atherosclerotic heart disease and is responsible for approximately 50% of the mortality from cardiovascular disease in the developed world. In the United States, 300,000 to 400,000 deaths annually are attributable to sudden cardiac death. This amounts to an overall incidence in the adult population of .1 .2 % per year. In ...

abstract background: brugada syndrome (bs) is an inherited ion channelopathy characterized by an electrocardiographic (ecg) pattern of a coved type st segment elevation in right precordial leads with or without right bundle branch block. case presentation: a 23-year old male presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain. further evaluation revealed a diagnosis of acute appendicitis. the pa...

Contrary to previous reports, azithromycin has now been associated with arrythmias and sudden cardiac deaths. There is a need for careful consideration of these risk factors with this drug especially when prescribing for the elderly. A more thorough screening of cardiovascular risk prior to starting azithromycin may also be warranted.

BACKGROUND Pericardial tumours are unusual and may be difficult to characterise with imaging. They manifest as large, non-contractile, solid masses within the pericardium. Presenting symptoms include heart failure, arrythmias, sudden death, cyanosis and chest pain. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a case of massive pericardial fibroma in a 52 year old woman, who presented with palpitations only....

OBJECTIVE The most important step in the treatment of ST elevation myocardial infarction is to sustain myocardial blood supply as soon as possible. The two main treatment methods used today to provide myocardial reperfusion are thrombolytic therapy and percutaneous coronary intervention. In our study, reperfusion arrhythmias were investigated as if they are indicators of coronary artery patency...

A phaeochromocytoma is a catecholamine-secreting tumour of the adrenal medullary cells of chromaffin origin. Approximately half of these patients are hyperglycaemic, t and nearly 50 per cent require insulin. 2 The management of phaeochromocytoma is by surgical excision of the tumour. The major intraoperative complications are severe hypertension, arrythmias and hypotension following removal. 3 ...