Cardiovascular Performance Assessment
Cardiovascular Performance Assessment: Summary of cardiovascular performance assessment, primarily in the peri-operative setting
Category Cardiology
Cardiogenic Shock Literature Summaries
Cardiogenic Shock Literature: early revascularisation and the
intra-aortic balloon pump IABP
Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy
Cardiac Resynchronisation Therapy = the restoration of ventricular co-ordination by means of an implanted cardiac resynchronization device.
Ashman Phenomenon
Ashman phenomenon (1947) aberrant ventricular conduction, usually of RBBB morphology, which follows a short RR interval and preceeded by a relatively prolonged RR interval.
Primum non killem
We all need a bit more Mattu in our lives. Three awesome #FOAMed lectures to satisfy your hypomattuism thanks to Essentials of EM and Hippo education
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.
Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome
Lown–Ganong–Levine syndrome (LGL): Proposed pre-excitation syndrome. Accessory pathway composed of James fibres.