Libman-Sacks endocarditis
Libman-Sacks endocarditis, characterized by sterile, verrucous valvular lesions (Libman-Sacks vegetations) with a predisposition for the mitral and aortic valves.
Category Cardiology
TEE Essentials: Assessment of the left atrium and appendage
TEE Left atrium - mid-esophageal LAA view assess left atrial appendage, quantify emptying velocities, thrombus/spontaneous contrast.
Richard F. Ashman
Richard F. Ashman (1890-1970) was an American physiologist. Eponymously affiliated with Ashman phenomenon he first described in 1947
Dominic Corrigan
Sir Dominic John Corrigan, 1st Baronet (1802-1880) was an Irish physician. Eponym: Corrigan pulse (1832), Corrigan disease (1832), Corrigan cirrhosis (1836), Corrigan button (1846), and Corrgian sign (1854)
Katz-Wachtel phenomenon
Katz-Wachtel phenomenon: Large biphasic QRS complexes (tall R waves + deep S waves) in V2-5. First described by Louis Nelson Katz in 1937
William Dressler
Wilhelm Dressler (1890 – 1969) Polish born American cardiologist. Eponym Dressler beat (1952) Dressler syndrome (1956)
Illustrated Guide to ECG Interpretation
Review: Sparkson's Illustrated Guide to ECG Interpretation by Jorge Muniz - Medcomic creator. Making complex medical education topics easy and fun.
Lenègre-Lev disease
Acquired fibrous degeneration of the left and right bundle branches, eventually manifesting as permanent complete atrioventricular (AV) dissociation with cardiac pauses and Adams-Stokes attacks
Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome
Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome (LGL): Proposed pre-excitation syndrome. Accessory pathway composed of James fibres.
René Laennec
René Laennec (1781-1826) was a French physician. Laennec invented the stethoscope in 1816 also coined the terms for cirrhosis and melanoma
Hein Wellens
Henrick Joan Joost (Hein) Wellens (1935 - ) is a Dutch cardiologist. Eponymously affiliated with Wellens syndrome in 1982
Jean Lenègre
Jean Lenègre (1904 – 1972) was a French cardiologist. Professor of experimental and comparative pathology. Lenègre-Lev disease