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3rd-degree Heart Block - Articles
How to manage complete heart block during pregnancy ?
by
Dr. Sangareddi V.
Posted
Sun 19 Sep 2010 11:34am
For the lay public the term complete heart block (CHB) often convey a sinister message . When encountered in pregnancy, it is frightening for the physicians as well . One need not say . . .the anxiety to the Obstetrician !
Congenital complete heart block is the usual etiology. Though there are other important causes of CHB in ...
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How to diagnose complete heart block without ECG ?
by
Dr. Sangareddi V.
Posted
Fri 18 May 2012 12:47pm
You are asked to see a patient with a pulse rate of 45 /mt . Is it sinus bradycardia or complete heart block ?
Only one condition , . . . you must conclude in the bed side !
Heart rate may give a clue ( HR of 30-40 is common in CHB . Less common in sinus bradycardia.)
Pulse volume is large in both (More so in CHB )
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Ventriculophasic sinus arrhythmia in complete heart block
by
Dr. Sangareddi V.
Posted
Sat 20 Dec 2008 7:17pm
Ventriculophasic sinus arrhythmia is a non-respiratory sinus arrhythmia seen in complete AV block.
The PP interval enclosing a QRS complex is shorter than a PP interval not enclosing a QRS.
The Mechanism
The proposed mechanism is the increased blood flow into the SA node artery during ventricular systole stimulating it ...
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Ten Steps To A Healthier Heart–And A Healthier You
by
Karen Bastille
Posted
Sun 17 Jan 2010 10:03pm
NAPSI
Here are a few hints that may help your heart health. Remember, talk to your doctor about adopting even simple changes that can affect your lifestyle:
• Take a daily aspirin if you are a man over 40 or a woman over 50 and do not have a history of gastrointestinal bleeding, reflux esophagitis or increased bleedin ...
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Take care of your heart…
by
Anastasiya Goers
Posted
Mon 18 Apr 2011 9:26am
By Cyndi Rose
“You have to take care of your heart, and you have to start doing it now, or it’s going to be too late.”
~ Barbara Allen
How do you take care of your heart? What did you do today to keep your heart healthy both emotionally and physically?
I don’t mean to sound too serious (though I really should) but heart di ...
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