Since acute idiopathic/viral pericarditis is a common cause of transient CP, ST elevation and PR segment depression in all derivations except a VR and V 1, and diffuse T wave negativity may be ...

In acute pericarditis, the ECG typically shows a pattern of PR segment depression, concave ST-segment elevation, and T-wave inversion. 4 Myocarditis alone usually presents with nonspecific ST-segment ...

Laboratory signs of inflammation are common in patients with myopericarditis and include elevations in white blood cell count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and serum C-reactive protein concentration ...

4 Department of Cardiology, Swedish School of Sports and Health Sciences, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden 5 Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, and Vascular Sciences, University of ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. The uses of electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring have evolved from the tracking of heart rate and basic rhythm to the detection of ...

Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is the leading cause of death in athletes during sport. Whether obtained for screening or diagnostic purposes, an ECG increases the ability to detect underlying ...

Effusive–constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon pericardial syndrome characterized by concomitant tamponade, caused by tense pericardial effusion, and constriction, caused by the visceral ...

A 54 year old male with no significant past medical history presents to his primary care physician with 2 days of chest pains including now. His vital signs and physical examination are normal. His ...

In a clinical correspondence published in the latest issue of the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine, a team of researchers described the case of a healthy 49-year old male patient with new-onset ...