Physiology of the Cardiac Conduction System

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In this equation, R = the universal gas constant, T = absolute temperature, F = the Faraday constant, and X is the ion in question. As an example, the usual intracellular and extracellular concentration of potassium…

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Genetic Disorders of the Cardiac Impulse

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Fig. 19.1 Panels (a) and (b): Demonstrating long QTc 0.54 s in an 18-month-old boy with sensorineural deafness. Panel (c): Marked T-wave alternans. Panel (d): Spontaneous ventricular fibrillation, which self-terminated….

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Sudden Cardiac Death in the Young

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Sign/symptom Differential diagnosis for SCA Respiratory symptoms Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), dilated cardiomyopathy, left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO), restrictive or LV noncompaction cardiomyopathy Chest pain HCM, coronary anomalies, LVOTO, aortic…

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Atrioventricular Nodal Reentry Tachycardia

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Fig. 5.1 12-Lead electrocardiogram of AVNRT. Note that distinct P-waves are not visible Fig. 5.2 ECG leads I, II, and V5 and intracardiac electrograms in a 13-year-old girl with AVNRT…

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Syncope

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Neurocardiogenic   Cardiac—Arrhythmia     Channelopathies     Complete heart block     Sick Sinus syndrome    Tachyarrhythmias—supraventricular and ventricular tachycardia  Cardiac—Structural     Cardiomyopathy—hypertrophic/dilated     Coronary artery anomalies…

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Persistent Junctional Reciprocating Tachycardia

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Fig. 6.1 Drawing of normal atrioventricular conduction tissue and concealed slowly only conducting retrograde accessory pathway supporting PJRT Clinical and Electrocardiographic Findings Persistent junctional reciprocating tachycardia usually presents during childhood…

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Atrial Fibrillation

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Fig. 9.1 Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in a 17-year-old boy. Note the low amplitude fast waveforms (atrial fibrillatory waves) between the “irregularly irregular” QRS intervals. There are a few different QRS…

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