Each Tuesday, Doctor Rob Riley joins us to answer viewers' medical questions. Here are the questions he addressed on February 28. "Is a physiologic Q-wave something to be concerned about? How can a ...

Background In athletes, ECG changes from physiological cardiac remodelling are common but can overlap with findings from a pathological disorder. We compared ECG findings in a group of elite high ...

Hemodialysis patients who had two or three abnormal measures were at 145 times increased risk. In hemodialysis patients, abnormal uptake of BMIPP has an independent and incremental value in the ...

A new test has been developed to predict sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients in whom such forecasts were previously impossible. The novel method was presented at ICNC 12 by Dr Akiyoshi ...

Background Electrocardiography (ECG) is recommended as part of IOC's preparticipation health examination in athletes. The new Seattle criteria for interpreting ECG in athletes are developed with ...

April 21, 2009 (Durham, North Carolina) — Unrecognized non–Q-wave MI occurs more frequently than silent Q-wave MI in patients with suspected coronary artery disease, a new study has shown [1].

A new test has been developed to predict sudden cardiac death in hemodialysis patients in whom such forecasts were previously impossible. The test uses a combination of nuclear medicine, C-reactive ...