cardiac alternans
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alternans — Alternating; often used substantively for alternation of the heart, either electrical or mechanical. Alternating; used as a noun in the sense of pulsus a.. [L.] auditory a. SYN: auscultatory a.. auscultatory a. alternation in the intensity of… … Medical dictionary
Clinical cardiac electrophysiology — Cardiac Electrophysiology (also referred to as clinical cardiac electrophysiology , Arrhythmia Services , or electrophysiology), is a branch of the medical specialty of clinical cardiology and is concerned with the study and treatment of rhythm… … Wikipedia
T wave alternans — (TWA) is a periodic beat to beat variation in the amplitude or shape of the T wave in an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG). T wave of ECG TWA was first described in 1908. At that time, only large variations ( macroscopic TWA) could be detected.… … Wikipedia
Electrical alternans — is an electrocardiographic phenomenon of alternation of QRS complex amplitude or axis between beats. It is seen in cardiac tamponade and is thought to be related to changes in the ventricular electrical axis due to fluid in the pericardium.ee… … Wikipedia
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Pulsus alternans — is a physical finding with arterial pulse waveform showing alternating strong and weak beats. It is almost always indicative of left ventricular systolic impairment, and carries a poor prognosis. Pathophysiology In left ventricular dysfunction,… … Wikipedia
electrical alternans — alternating variations in the amplitude of specific electrocardiographic waves over successive cardiac cycles … Medical dictionary
