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International Congress on Electrocardiology 2011 in Kingston, Ontario, Canada
The 38th International Congress on Electrocardiology (ICE) was hosted in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, in June 8 to 11, 2011. With the financial help of Queen's University, the Kingston Economic Developm...
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Adrian Baranchuk,
Alejandro Barbagelata
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193-194
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Why the sudden PR prolongation?
22 February 2012
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Laszlo Littmann,
Rehan Khan
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194
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Coexisting early repolarization pattern and Brugada syndrome: recognition of potentially overlapping entities
19 December 2011
Abstract: The Brugada type 1 electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern and the early repolarization pattern (ERP) are 2 ECG patterns characterized by the appearance of J waves. Although Brugada type 1 ECG pa...
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William F. McIntyre,
Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera,
Francisco Femenía,
Adrian Baranchuk
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195-198
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Ventricular flutter triggered by fever in a patient with Brugada syndrome
10 February 2012
Abstract: Brugada syndrome is a clinical-electrocardiographic entity predisposing to malignant ventricular arrhythmias. The typical arrhythmia is polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, which can potenti...
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William F. McIntyre,
Francisco Femenía,
Mauricio Arce,
Emilce Trucco,
Jorge Palazzolo,
Andrés Ricardo Pérez-Riera,
Adrian Baranchuk
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199-202
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Long-term results of slow pathway ablation in patients with atrioventricular nodal reentrant tachycardia: simple approach
19 January 2012
Abstract: Aims: The aim of this study was to report the short- and long-term results of slow pathway radiofrequency (RF) ablation in patients with atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentrant tachycardia (AV...
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Francisco Femenía,
Mauricio Arce,
Martín Arrieta,
Jorge Palazzolo,
Emilce Trucco
et al.
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203-208
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Optimized electrocardiographic criteria for prior inferior and anterior myocardial infarction
04 January 2012
Abstract: Background and Purpose: The first purpose of the study was to optimize empirically the detection of prior inferior myocardial infarction (IMI) and prior anterior myocardial infarction (AMI) ...
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Robert A. Warner,
Norma E. Hill
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209-213
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Exercise training slows down heart rate and improves deceleration and acceleration capacity in patients with heart failure
17 February 2012
Abstract: Controlled physical training has been shown to be a valuable therapeutic addition to a pharmacological treatment in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). It is speculated that repeated ...
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Roberto Ricca-Mallada,
Eduardo R. Migliaro,
Jaroslaw Piskorski,
Przemyslaw Guzik
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214-219
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Compensatory properties of heart rate asymmetry
Abstract: Background: Heart rate asymmetry (HRA) is a physiologic phenomenon that reflects a systematic and 1-directional difference between heart rate accelerations and decelerations. In terms of var...
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Jaroslaw Piskorski,
Przemyslaw Guzik
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220-224
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Semiautomated QT interval measurement in electrocardiograms from a thorough QT study: comparison of the grouped and ungrouped superimposed median beat methods
24 February 2012
Abstract: Introduction: We postulated that it may be easier to identify earliest Q onset and latest T offset when the median beats from 12 leads are separated vertically by 5 to 10 mm (ungrouped super...
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Pooja Hingorani,
Dilip R. Karnad,
Arumugam Ramasamy,
Gopi Krishna Panicker,
Vaibhav Salvi,
Hemant Bhoir,
Snehal Kothari
et al.
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225-230
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Individualized model of torso surface for the inverse problem of electrocardiology
09 March 2012
Abstract: Purpose: We studied the implementation of a patient-specific torso model created without the use of magnetic resonance imaging in the inverse problem of electrocardiology. Method: Three type...
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Jana Lenkova,
Jana Svehlikova,
Milan Tysler
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231-236
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Sodium-channel blockers might contribute to the prevention of ventricular tachycardia in patients with long QT syndrome type 2: a description of 4 cases
09 March 2012
Abstract: Four patients with long QT type 2, aged 11 to 18 years from unrelated families, with recurrent syncope and polymorhic ventricular tachycardia were studied. Long QT syndrome was diagnosed in ...
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Rukijat Ildarova,
Maria A. Shkolnikova,
Maria Kharlap,
Vera Bereznitskaya,
Leonid Kalinin
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237-243
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Alterations in the QRS complex in the offspring of patients with metabolic syndrome and diabetes mellitus: early evidence of cardiovascular pathology
Abstract: Objective: This study was undertaken to evaluate the nature and onset of changes in the QRS complex in the offspring of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) and metabolic syndrome (MetS). Me...
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Ljuba Bacharova,
Zora Krivosikova,
Ladislava Wsolova,
Martin Gajdos
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244-251
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Characteristics of electrocardiographic repolarization in acute myocardial infarction complicated by ventricular fibrillation
12 January 2012
Abstract: Background and Purpose: Some de- and re-polarization patterns can reflect an increased risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias. We studied whether some electrocardiographic (ECG) patterns are a...
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Yoshifusa Aizawa,
Marek Jastrzebski,
Takuya Ozawa,
Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz,
Piotr Kukla,
Wataru Mitsuma,
Masaomi Chinushi,
Toru Ida,
Yoshiyasu Aizawa,
Kenji Ojima,
Minoru Tagawa,
Satoru Fujita,
Masaaki Okabe,
Keiichi Tsuchida,
Yasushi Miyakita,
Hiroshi Shimizu,
Shogo Ito,
Tsutomu Imaizumi,
Ken Toba
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252-259
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Prognostic value of high sensitive C-reactive protein in subjects with silent myocardial ischemia
04 January 2012
Abstract: Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of high sensitive C-reactive protein (CRP) in subjects with silent myocardial ischemia (SMI). Design: In total, 678 hea...
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Mette Rauhe Mouridsen,
Theodoros Intzilakis,
Zeynep Binici,
Olav Wendelboe Nielsen,
Ahmad Sajadieh
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260-264
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Mason-Likar electrode configuration can confound the recognition of electrode cable interchange
02 March 2011
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Velislav N. Batchvarov,
Dilshat Djumanov,
Jorg Taubel,
A. John Camm
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265
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Prehospital 12-lead ST-segment monitoring improves the early diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome
24 November 2011
Abstract: Aims/Methods: We studied 620 patients who activated “911” for chest pain symptoms to determine the sensitivity and specificity of 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) ST-segment monitoring in the...
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Jessica K. Zègre Hemsey,
Kathleen Dracup,
Kirsten Fleischmann,
Claire E. Sommargren,
Barbara J. Drew
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266-271
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Electrocardiographic patterns of proximal left anterior descending artery occlusion in ST-elevation myocardial infarction may be modified by 3-vessel coronary artery disease
16 January 2012
Abstract: Background: The electrocardiographic (ECG) pattern of ST-segment deviation in myocardial infarction is integral to the proper assessment of the location, extent, and functional significance ...
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Ian J. Neeland,
Melanie S. Sulistio,
Douglas A. Stoller,
James A. de Lemos,
James M. Atkins,
Darren K. McGuire
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272-276
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Acute ischemia manifestation in a patient with coronary slow flow phenomenon
16 August 2011
Abstract: A patient with anginal chest pain and electrocardiographic changes suggesting ischemia was referred to our hospital. Coronary angiography revealed no significant stenosis or ectasia but only...
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Blendi Horjeti,
Artan Goda
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277-279
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Isolated spontaneous septal myocardial infarction
12 September 2011
Abstract: Isolated occlusion of the septal perforating branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery is extremely rare. As a result, little is known about its electrocardiographic manifestati...
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Janos Tomcsanyi,
Bela Bozsik,
Andras Zsoldos,
Tamas Simor
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280-282
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Non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome presenting with ST-segment elevation in aVR and dual antiplatelet therapy
08 December 2011
A 74-year-old woman was admitted to our emergency department because of severe chest pain lasting more than 2 hours. The initial triage included a ph ysical examination and a 12-lead electrocardiogram...
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Giulio Conte,
Mariantonietta Demola,
Maria Francesca Notarangelo,
Diego Ardissino
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283-284
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Acute myocardial infarction with isolated conus branch occlusion
04 January 2012
Abstract: There are few reports of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) relating to the occlusion of the conus branch, most of which are iatrogenic in nature. So far as we are concerned, this is the firs...
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Masanari Umemura,
David Ho,
Naoki Nozawa,
Erdene Balginnyam,
Kousaku Iwatsubo,
Thosihiko Saito,
Tsutomu Endo,
Yoshihiro Ishikawa,
Satoshi Umemura,
Kazuo Kimura
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285-287
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| ECG Analysis |
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Graphical representation of QT rate correction formulae: an aid facilitating the use of a given formula and providing a visual comparison of the impact of different formulae
23 February 2012
Abstract: The QT interval on the electrocardiogram is an increasingly important measurement, especially in relation to drug action and interaction. The QT interval varies inversely as the heart rate a...
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Derek J. Rowlands
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288-293
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Overly excited over preexcitation
15 December 2011
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Sanjiv M. Baxi,
Nora Goldschlager
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293
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T-wave alternans and the confounding role of the T-wave amplitude
20 January 2012
Abstract: The interpretation of the electrocardiogram (ECG) T-wave alternans (TWA) as positive or negative depends on its magnitude, regardless whether the frequency domain or the time domain analysis...
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John E. Madias
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294-295
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Correlations among the frequencies of atrial activity on the surface electrocardiogram, intracardiac atrial electrograms, and the atrial effective refractory period in patients with atrial fibrillation
27 January 2012
Abstract: Background: The frequency of surface atrial electrocardiogram (ECG) depolarization has been postulated to reflect the atrial effective refractory period (AERP). Methods: Frequency analysis o...
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Merritt H. Raitt,
Walter Kusumoto
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296-303
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ECG quiz
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Triphasic and quadriphasic waveforms are superior to biphasic waveforms for synchronized beating of cardiomyocytes
15 February 2012
Abstract: Background and Purpose: Within pacemaker research few attempts have been made to find an optimal waveform phase sequence that synchronizes beating of cardiomyocytes at an electrode. Multiele...
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Lars Enochson,
Joakim Sandstedt,
Hans Strandberg,
Cecilia Emanuelsson,
Andreas Ornberg,
Anders Lindahl,
Camilla Karlsson
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305-311
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Diagnosis and mortality prediction in pulmonary hypertension: the value of the electrocardiogram-derived ventricular gradient
24 January 2012
Abstract: Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the use of the electrocardiogram-derived ventricular gradient, projected on the x-axis (VGx), for detection of pulmonary hypertension (PH) a...
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Roderick W.C. Scherptong,
Ivo R. Henkens,
Gijs F.L. Kapel,
Cees A. Swenne,
Klaas W. van Kralingen,
Menno V. Huisman,
Annemie J.M. Schuerwegh,
Jeroen J. Bax,
Ernst E. van der Wall,
Martin J. Schalij,
Hubert W. Vliegen
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312-318
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Specificity of the wide QRS complex tachycardia algorithms in recipients of cardiac resynchronization therapy
10 October 2011
Abstract: Background: We assessed the specificity of wide QRS complex tachycardia (WCT) differentiating algorithms in patients with preexistent left bundle branch block (LBBB) and heart failure. Metho...
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Marek Jastrzebski,
Piotr Kukla,
Danuta Czarnecka,
Kalina Kawecka-Jaszcz
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319-326
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Outcome after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator in patients with Brugada syndrome: the Gulf Brugada syndrome registry
11 November 2011
Abstract: Background and Objective: Among patients with Brugada syndrome (BS) and aborted cardiac arrest, syncope, or inducible ventricular fibrillation at electrophysiologic study (EPS), the only cur...
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Amin Daoulah,
Alawi A. Alsheikh-Ali,
Ali H. Ocheltree,
Sara Ocheltree,
Salem Al-Kaabi,
Majed Malik,
Abdul-Karim Al-Habib,
Adel Hamed,
Najib Al-Rawahi,
Ali Al-Sayegh,
Saad Al-Hasaniah,
Eijaz Ul-Haq
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327-332
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Very late stent thrombosis immediately after recurrent inappropriate shock delivery by an implantable cardioverter defibrillator
26 December 2011
Abstract: The case of a 49-year-old man who developed an ST segment elevation myocardial infarction because of very late stent thrombosis occurring in the immediate aftermath of a “storm” of recurrent...
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John Groarke,
Dermot Phelan,
David Burke,
Peter Crean,
Brendan Foley
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333-335
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Pacemaker-mediated tachycardia initiated by an atrioventricular search algorithm to minimize right ventricular pacing
27 January 2012
Abstract: We report the initiation of pacemaker-mediated tachycardia by a St Jude implantable cardioverter-defibrillator with a programmed Ventricular Intrinsic Preference algorithm used for minimizin...
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S. Serge Barold,
Roland X. Stroobandt
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336-339
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