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A 55-year-old woman was admitted because of sudden onset of chest tightness after ingesting a herbal medicine. She experienced refractory ventricular arrhythmia after admission. Electrocardiography showed ST-segment abnormalities that mimicked...
Since inappropriate sinus tachycardia (IST) occurs due to various reasons, it can be diagnosed after exclusion of all causes and diseases that may result in sinus tachycardia. In particular, it...
Flecainide acetate is a potent class IC anti-arrhythmic drug with a major sodium channel blocking effect. Flecainide toxicity can cause myocardial impairment and precipitate circulatory collapse. It may also result...
Orthostatic intolerance is the inability to tolerate an upright posture as a consequence of varying degrees of autonomic nervous system dysfunction. Orthostatic intolerance syndromes can be classified into at least...
A 77-year-old woman presented with exertional dyspnea six days after left pectoral pacemaker implantation. Chest radiography at presentation showed that her left diaphragm was elevated when compared to earlier films....
Dizziness is a common symptom in patients with diabetes mellitus; it can lead to or may be confused with presyncope or syncope. The causes of these three symptoms include various...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Numerous clinical studies have demonstrated chronic right ventricular (RV) pacing induced left ventricular (LV) dyssynchrony and LV systolic dysfunction in patients with permanent pacemaker. However, only a...