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Causes: Not known [3] Risk factors: Alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, psychological stress, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome [3] Diagnostic method: Electrocardiogram [3] Prevention: Catheter ablation [3] Treatment: Valsalva maneuver, adenosine, calcium channel blockers, synchronized cardioversion [4] Prognosis: Generally good [3] Frequency: 2.3 per ...
Synchronized electrical cardioversion is used to treat hemodynamically unstable supraventricular (or narrow complex) tachycardias, including atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter. It is also used in the emergent treatment of wide complex tachycardias, including ventricular tachycardia , when a pulse is present.
Some people don’t experience any symptoms at all. Symptoms common in several types of cardiovascular disease include: Shortness of breath. Chest pain. Fatigue. Dizziness. Fainting. Fever ...
According to the ACLS protocol, people with WPW who are experiencing rapid abnormal heart rhythms (tachydysrhythmias) may require synchronized electrical cardioversion if they are demonstrating severe signs or symptoms (for example, low blood pressure or lethargy with altered mental status). If they are relatively stable, medication may be used ...
List of medical symptoms. Medical symptoms refer to the manifestations or indications of a disease or condition, perceived and complained about by the patient. [1] [2] Patients observe these symptoms and seek medical advice from healthcare professionals.
The following is a list of cancer types. Cancer is a group of diseases that involve abnormal increases in the number of cells , with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. [ 1 ]
An automatic tachycardia is a cardiac arrhythmia which involves an area of the heart generating an abnormally fast rhythm, sometimes also called enhanced automaticity.These tachycardias, or fast heart rhythms, differ from reentrant tachycardias (AVRT and AVNRT) in which there is an abnormal electrical pathway which gives rise to the pathology.
A robotic device burned and tore a woman’s small intestine while she was undergoing surgery for colon cancer, according to a wrongful death lawsuit filed this week in Florida.