Introduction Heart failure is one of the most common internal diseases worldwide. It describes the inability of the heart to pump enough blood through the body to supply it with oxygen. Diagnostic evidence of cardiac insufficiency is provided by ultrasound and an X-ray. However, the ECG also shows changes typical for heart failure. Heart failure … Can a heart failure be detected in the ECG?
Diagnostics Heart failure can usually be diagnosed by a detailed medical consultation (the so-called medical history) and a physical examination. In the laboratory there are special markers (including BNP and NT-proBNP) which the doctor can determine and which confirm the suspicion of heart failure. A cardiac echo (= ultrasound of the heart) can confirm the … Diagnostics | Can a heart failure be detected in the ECG?
How does the ECG change with heart failure? Heart failure can have a wide variety of causes and thus also different characteristics in the ECG. Often the term “rushing weakness” is equated with the term “heart failure”. A condition in which the heart cannot pump the blood to the required extent, which can lead to … How does the ECG change with heart failure? | Can a heart failure be detected in the ECG?
Long term ECG for cardiac insufficiency A long-term ECG is mainly performed in patients with (temporary) cardiac arrhythmia and/or unclear dizziness and unconsciousness (syncope). For this purpose, the patient receives a portable recorder which is attached for 24 to 48 hours and continuously records ECGs over this period. Due to the long period of time, … Long term ECG for cardiac insufficiency | Can a heart failure be detected in the ECG?
Task of the pacemaker A pacemaker is needed when the heart is no longer able to beat regularly on its own. This can have various causes. For example, the sinus node, the heart‘s own pacemaker, no longer works reliably or there are problems in the conduction system. In both cases the pacemaker can take over … Task of the pacemaker | Task of the heart
Introduction The heart plays a central role in the human cardiovascular system because it is the motor of the circulatory system. The blood from the body’s circulatory system first reaches the right half of the heart. From there the blood is pumped into the lungs, where it is supplied with oxygen. From the pulmonary circulation … Task of the heart
Tasks of the atria In the atria, the heart collects the blood from the preceding circulatory segments. Through the upper and lower vena cava, the blood from the body’s circulation reaches the right atrium. From there it is pumped through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. The atrium itself has hardly any pumping function. … Tasks of the atria | Task of the heart
Task of the heart valves The heart has four heart valves, whereby one differentiates between pocket and sail valves. The two sail valves separate the atria of the heart from the ventricles. The so-called tricuspid valve lies between the right atrium and the right ventricle, the mitral valve forms the border between the left atrium … Task of the heart valves | Task of the heart
