Dr. Keith Roach writes a medical question-and-answer column weekdays. Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had an EKG that showed first-degree heart block and “inferior infarct, age undetermined.” What does ...

The initial negative deflections in the QRSs of inferior leads suggest Q waves of inferior infarct. However, the PR interval is short and typical delta waves are present in other leads, proving that ...

This is a classic example of AV nodal blocks that can occur with inferior wall myocardial infarctions. There are two mechanisms behind this phenomenon. An inferior wall MI results in vagal stimulation ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently had an EKG that showed first-degree heart block and “inferior infarct, age undetermined.” What does that mean? What should I do to make sure it doesn’t get worse? I will be ...

This is a classic example of atrioventricular nodal blocks that can occur with inferior wall myocardial infarctions. There are two mechanisms behind this phenomenon. An inferior wall MI results in ...

Previous studies suggest that the proportion of ischemic risk zone that becomes necrotic following myocardial infarction (MI) is directly correlated with temperature. According to Hale and Kloner, [1] ...

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San Francisco, CA—Rapid endovascular catheter core cooling combined with cold saline was safe and effective in patients with anterior or large inferior STEMI, according to results from the CHILL-MI ...

Aortic dissection is a disease of immediate consequence, as mortality of a proximal dissection is in excess of 50% when left untreated. Early recognition of the dissection event can lead to faster ...

An 85 year-old woman presented with vertigo, nausea and vomiting. Examination showed a left sided Horner's syndrome, left facial numbness, left sided ataxia, weakness of the left soft palate, slurred ...