The clinical diagnosis of acute pericarditis is based on simple criteria: typical chest pain, pericardial friction rub (Figure 2), widespread ST-segment elevation (Figure 3) and pericardial ...

ECG changes are common in myopericarditis; these changes reflect some degree of epicardial or myocardial involvement since the parietal pericardium is electrically silent (Figure 2). Atypical ECG ...

The ECG measures the heart's electrical activity and is crucial for ruling out potentially life-threatening conditions that ...

In 'Bedside to Bench', Stanley Nattel examines recent clinical studies suggesting that a particular type of readout on an electrocardiogram (ECG) may increase the risk of the condition.

The ability to identify an abnormality on the 12-lead ECG, suggestive of underlying cardiac disease associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD), is based on a sound working knowledge of the normal ECG ...

Acute pericarditis is sudden inflammation of the heart's lining, often due to infection. Read on to learn about its symptoms, causes, diagnosis, and treatment.

An electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) measures the heart's electrical activity and reveals characteristic findings in pericarditis, helping to distinguish it from a heart attack. Gastrointestinal ...

Constrictive pericarditis is an uncommon form of heart failure in which the pericardium — the sac of tissue surrounding the heart — becomes stiff and prevents the heart from filling and ...

A few months ago, MobilECG wowed us with a formidable electrocardiograph (ECG, also EKG) machine in the format of a business card, complete with an OLED display. We’ve seen business card hacks ...

Most top tier smartwatches now offer ECG – a way of tracking the rhythm of your heart using medical grade sensors. Heart rate monitors are part and parcel of smartwatches and fitness trackers ...

"This important new study, designed in collaboration with an international panel of advisors comprised of experts in pericarditis, will also augment data from our planned Phase III MAVERIC-3 trial ...

The Apple Watch added electrocardiogram (ECG) heart measurements in 2018, and the feature has been saving lives ever since. Available on the Apple Watch Series 4-10 and Ultra 1/2, ECG readings ...