José Manuel Rivero-Carvallo
José Manuel Rivero-Carvallo (1905-1993) Mexican cardiologist. Rivero Carvallo sign (1946), enhanced murmur of tricuspid regurgitation on inspiration
Category Cardiology
Echo: Right ventricular function
Assess right ventricular function and global size, detecting pulmonary embolism with the help of echo with MedMastery Echocardiography Essentials course
Romano-Ward syndrome
Congenital (autosomal dominant) long QT syndrome (LQTS). Unlike Jervell-Lange-Nielsen, there is no congenital hearing loss (deafness) present
John Hay
John Hay (1873-1959) English physician first to record second degree atrioventricular (AV) block now better known as Mobitz type II AV block
Karel Frederik 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)
Henry Cuthbert Bazett
Henry Cuthbert Bazett (1885 – 1950) was an English physiologist. Eponym: Bazett's formula to calculate QTc interval for varying heart rates
ECG changes in Pulmonary Embolism
A review of the ECG features of pulmonary embolism with specific ECG examples
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
ECG findings in left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis and severe multivessel disease (ST elevation in aVR)