TEE Essentials: making sense of the views
Learn how to assimilate the range of possible TEE/TOE probe manipulations in order to obtain the views that they need. Medmastery
Category Cardiology
Rivero-Carvallo sign
Accentuation of the murmur of tricuspid stenosis with inspiration described by Mexican cardiologist José Manuel Rivero Carvallo (1905–1993) in 1946
José Manuel Rivero-Carvallo
José Manuel Rivero-Carvallo (1905-1993) Mexican cardiologist. Rivero Carvallo sign (1946), enhanced murmur of tricuspid regurgitation on inspiration
Karel Wenckebach
Karel Frederik Wenckebach (1864-1940) Dutch physician. Eponymously affiliated with Wenckebach block (Mobitz type I AV block).
Luigi Luciani
Luigi Luciani (1840 – 1919) was an Italian neuroscientist. discovery referring to the phenomena as ‘Luciani periods‘ (Wenckebach AV block)
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
The ECG changes associated with acute pulmonary embolism may be seen in any condition that causes acute pulmonary hypertension, including hypoxia causing pulmonary hypoxic vasoconstriction.
Pericarditis
Inflammation of the pericardium secondary to infection, localised injury or systemic disorders, producing characteristic chest pain, dyspnoea and serial ECG changes.
Myocardial Ischaemia
ECG changes and signs of myocardial ischaemia seen with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS). EKG LIbrary LITFL
Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia (MAT)
A review of the ECG features of multifocal atrial tachycardia (MAT) with EKG examples. Life in the Fast Lane ECG Library
ST Elevation in aVR
ST elevation in aVR indicates subendocardial ischaemia due to O2 supply/demand mismatch - causes can be cardiac and non-cardiac
Sgarbossa Criteria
Myocardial infarction diagnosis in the presence of left bundle branch block (LBBB) or ventricular paced rhythm. Sgarbossa Criteria
Idiopathic Fascicular Left Ventricular Tachycardia
ECG features of Idiopathic Fascicular Ventricular Tachycardia. AKA Belhassen-type VT, verapamil-sensitive VT or infrafascicular tachycardia.