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Cardiomatics guide: Analyzing arrhythmias made easy

Cardiomatics

Prolonged ambulatory ECG monitoring, commonly referred to as Holter testing, increases the chance of detecting abnormalities responsible for the symptoms of cardiovascular diseases, especially those whose pathognomonic symptoms occur only periodically. In healthy individuals occurs during exercising or strong emotions.

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Physiology Friday #228: Identifying Sleep Patterns that Influence Chronic Disease Risk

Physiologically Speaking

Dozens if not hundreds of (albeit observational) studies have linked a short sleep duration to a number of health conditions including type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Matthew Walker This statement may seem a bit hyperbolic, but it accurately summarizes most of the available research on sleep and health.

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See OMI vs. STEMI philosophy in action

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He visited an outpatient clinic for it and an echocardiogram and exercise stress test was normal. There was no premature cardiovascular diseases or sudden death in his family. His first electrocardiogram ( ECG) is given below: --Sinus bradycardia. He has 40 packs-year of smoking history. He denies taking any medication.

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