The Repolarization Model: Conceptual Considerations
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis The goal of this chapter is to facilitate understanding of the repolarization model which…
ST-T Waveform Features, QT and Mortality Risk
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis QT interval is the repolarization time (RT) of the ventricular region repolarized last. Epicardial…
Special Features of the Female Electrocardiogram
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis This chapter presents brief introductory notes about some special features of the female electrocardiogram…
Gender Differences Emerging During Adolescence in Heart Rate, QRS Duration, QT Interval and ST Elevation
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis QRS duration, heart rate, ST elevation and QT interval are the female ECG features…
Ventricular Conduction Defects in Women
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis Ventricular conduction defects considered include left bundle branch block (LBBB), isolated right bundle branch…
The Utility of the Electrocardiogram in Left Ventricular Hypertrophy
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis Classification accuracy of commonly used ECG-LVH criteria developed with echocardiographic left ventricular mass (Echo-LVM)…
Electrocardiographic Predictors Coronary Heart Disease Death
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis In many industrialized countries including the US cardiovascular disease (CVD) continues to be the…
ECG Predictors of Sudden Cardiac Death
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis Sudden cardiac death (SCD), also labeled as primary cardiac arrest (PCA) is generally defined…
ECG Predictors of Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure
(1) Division of Public Health Sciences, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA Synopsis The relatively high prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and the associated impaired quality of…
