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- Atrial fibrillation and flutter with left bundle branch block aberration referred as ventricular tachycardia
Ventricular tachycardia, a potentially lethal arrhythmia, may be difficult to differentiate from supraventricular tachycardia with aberration. Electrophysiologic testing helps the clinician identify the origin of the arrhythmia, assess long-term prognosis, and choose appropriate therapy.
- Pulmonary Embolism: Improving the Odds
Early diagnosis and institution of therapy can alter the unexpected and unwarranted outcomes of PE.
- Transesophageal echocardiography in the critical care unit
Transesophageal echocardiography can provide a new acoustic window to the heart in critically ill patients, offering improved identification of cardiac abnormalities.
- The continuing development of antihypertensive drugs
Selective alpha-1 blockers and multiple-action beta blockers hold promise for enhanced blood pressure control.