Reconfigurable hardware is a potential technique, which improves the performance of the systems being implemented in it. In this paper, the implementation of an ECG system for detection of abnormalities in real time has been considered using the Partial Reconfiguration technique. The implementation has been done in the Virtex-5 FPGA hardware using Verilog HDL. The performance of the implemented...

The association of dysrhythmias with mitral valve prolapse in pediatric patients was investigated by graded treadmill exercise testing and 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring. Twenty-six unselected patients with a clinical diagnosis of mitral valve prolapse confirmed by echocardiography or angiocardiography or both were studied. On 24-hour ambulatory ECG monitoring, six patients (23%) had potenti...

Pulmonary embolism (PE) poses a challenge to physicians, as it can be difficult to diagnose but results in significant mortality and morbidity in patients. Diagnosing PE requires an integrated approach using clinical findings, electrocardiography (ECG), blood investigations and imaging modalities. Abnormalities in ECG are common among patients with massive acute PE and can serve as a prognostic...

Electrocardiographic (ECG) data from twenty Duchenne dystrophic patients aged 6 18 years were examined and compared with normal standards to explore the characteristic ECG abnormalities in these patients. Pathological electrocardiographic patterns were seen in 13 cases whereas 7 electrocardiograms were found normal. Amongst these 13 cases, the ECG of seven patients showed right ventricular hype...

Emergency physicians attending to pediatric patients in acute care settings use electrocardiograms (ECGs) for a variety of reasons, including syncope, chest pain, ingestion, suspected dysrhythmias, and as part of the initial evaluation of suspected congenital heart disease. Thus, it is important for emergency and acute care providers to be familiar with the normal pediatric ECG in addition to c...

Introduction: Intoxication with Sodium valproate (SVP) is a growing concern owing to its increased use and availability. SVP intoxication may result in cerebral, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and hematological complications. However, SVP use does not seem to be associated with significant cardiovascular effects and electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities. Thus, we aimed to des...

to explore the abnormalities in iranian athletes' electrocardiogram and find any relation with body fat. 239 international athletes were involved in this cross sectional study. body-fat percentage and resting 12-lead ecgs were recorded from all participants. of 239 participant athletes, 212 were male and 27 female. 60% of participants had sinus bradycardia. a total of 84% of the athletes demons...

INTRODUCTION Electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities in patients with blunt chest trauma are diverse and non-specific, but may be indicative of potentially life-threatening conditions. CASE PRESENTATION We report a rare case of pneumopericardium with extreme ECG abnormalities after blunt chest trauma in a 22-year-old male. The diagnosis was confirmed using computed tomography (CT) scanning. The...

1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology; 2Division of Pathology; University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario Correspondence: Dr Shahar Lavi, Division of Cardiology, The University of Western Ontario, 339 Winderemere Road, PO Box 5339, London, Ontario N6A 5A5. Telephone 519-663-3611, fax 519-663-3117, e-mail [email protected] The mechanism for electrocardiographic (ECG) ...

Background and Purpose—Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy (CADASIL) is an inherited systemic arteriopathy caused by highly stereotyped mutations in NOTCH3. The clinical expression of CADASIL is confined to the central nervous system with characteristic recurrent subcortical infarcts and vascular dementia. However, cases have been reported ...