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Published	10/01/2024	Name the structures and tissues of the heart (5)
Published	10/01/2024	Functions of the heart (2)
Published	10/01/2024	Pathomechanisms of the heart (6)
Published	10/01/2024	Available therapies for heart pathologies (2+4)
Published	10/01/2024	Diagnostic tools used for the heart (7)
Published	10/01/2024	Main two actions which make up the basis of normal cardaic excitation (2)
Published	10/01/2024	On an electrocardiogram, it can be easily demonstrated that even in sinus rhythm and under stable conditions, the {{c1::RR intervals}} vary continu…
Published	10/01/2024	Holter-ECG description + use (3)
Published	10/01/2024	This type of graph shows the heart rate variability (HRV)
Published	10/01/2024	What are the classification of HRV analyses (3)
Published	10/01/2024	Heart rate variation:{{c2::Time domain}} measures are independent of the order of the data in the series. For HRV analysis, the most relevant ar…
Published	10/01/2024	Heart rate variation: {{c1::Frequency domain}} measures are based on {{c2::Fourier}} analysis (also called spectral analysis or harmonic analysis), …
Published	10/01/2024	Fourier transform- HRV The unique decomposition of a function (a signal) as a sum of {{c1::sinusoidal}} waves. The decomposition is given by the am…
Published	10/01/2024	... is determined by its standard deviation σ.
Published	10/01/2024	Heart rate variation: The spectral decomposition of a RR interval time series reveals distinct {{c1::peaks}}.
Published	10/01/2024	Heart rate variation:During inspiration, vagal activity to the sinus node {{c1::decreases}}, HR {{c1::increases}}.
Published	10/01/2024	Heart rate variation:During expiration, vagal activity to the sinus node {{c1::increases}}, HR {{c1::decreases }}
Published	10/01/2024	Heart rate variability:Due to the {{c1::latencies}} (delays) in the regulatory feedback of the blood pressure reulation by the ANS, external…
Published	10/01/2024	In heart failure HRV is ... decrease/increased
Published	10/01/2024	Overall HRV can be estimated by the {{c1::standard deviation}} of {{c2::RR intervals}} (a time domain measure) and in a recordi…
Published	10/01/2024	Clinical use of HRV analysis (4)
Published	10/01/2024	Limitations of HRV analysis (3)
Published	10/01/2024	What is heart rate turbulance (HRT)?
Published	10/01/2024	What is the HRT made up of (3)
Published	10/01/2024	Define sudden cardiac death (SCD)
Published	10/01/2024	Define sudden cardiac arrest (SCA)
Published	10/01/2024	Epidemiology of SCDThere are more cases of (...) (84%) than (...) (16%)
Published	10/01/2024	These can lead to SCD... (6)
Published	10/01/2024	Management of SCA/SCD (2)
Published	10/01/2024	SCD rate in general populatio is around .../100,000
Published	10/01/2024	Who is at higher risk for SCD? (4)
Published	10/01/2024	How are electrical disease cause diagnosed in cases of SCD? (2)
Published	10/01/2024	3 classification of ventricular arrhythmias:
Published	10/01/2024	Classification of ventricular tachyarrhythmia by mechanism (2)
Published	10/01/2024	What if the pateint with VT/PVC arrhythmia presents w/o structural heart disease, what possible explaination may be? (origin + reason, 3 determin…
Published	10/01/2024	{{c1::Scar}} as Substrate for VT post Myocardial Infarction, which leads to {{c2::slow conduction}} (multiple reentry circuits)
Published	10/01/2024	Treatment options for Ventricular Arrhythmias (5)
Published	10/01/2024	The aim of drugs used to treat ventricular arrhythmias
Published	10/01/2024	What treatment option can be used to treat ventrical arrhythmia caused by scarring w/o a catheter?
Published	10/01/2024	Indications for pacemakers (2+2)
Published	10/01/2024	Define Chronotropic incompetence
Published	10/01/2024	Cardiac action potential is generated by the (...) cells and propagated by the (...) cells.
Published	10/01/2024	{{c1::Pacemaker cells}} spontaneously fire action potentials; the {{c2::funny current}} allows sodium to enter cell causing depolarization, this …
Published	10/01/2024	{{c1::Contractile cells}} will depolarize when stimulated by cell coupling of neighbouring cells (connected via gap junctions). {{c2::Depolarization}}…
Published	10/01/2024	State the classifications of cardiac arrhythmias (1+2)
Published	10/01/2024	State the classifications (2) of tachyarrhythmias
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