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Swimming the Channelopathy

Posted on December 24, 2010 by Cliff Reid

Drowning is one of the leading causes of accidental death in children. Some apparent drownings may be related to sudden cardiac death, in particular to unidentified channelopathies, which are known to precipitate fatal arrhythmias during swimming-related events. The majority of … Continue reading →

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Characteristic ECG signs of LAD occlusion without ST elevation

Posted on December 14, 2009 by Cliff Reid

In a single centre observational study over 10 years of patients undergoing acute PCI of the left anterior descending (LAD) artery, 35 of 1890 (2%) had a distinct non-ST elevation ECG pattern. The ECG showed ST-segment depression at the J-point … Continue reading →

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