His arterial blood pressure was 80/60 mm Hg, with radial pulse after cardioversion of 120 beats/min, and a body temperature of 38°C. The neck veins were distended. The jugular venous pulse displayed a ...

A bipolar electrode was placed on the LSG and stimulations were delivered (20 Hz, 0.1 ms pulse width) for 30 s ... AMI indicates acute myocardial ischemia; CS, coronary sinus; JV, jugular vein; and NE ...

Slow pulse rate (50/min) was detected before her pregnancy ... Isoprenalin infusion should be kept stand-by. Femoral/jugular venous access may be secured for emergency transvenous temporary pacing, if ...

Check for a pulse before applying the AED ... He is hypotensive, tachycardic and has jugular vein distension (JVD). Breath sounds are absent on the left side. What is the most immediate intervention?

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Utilizing a portable vascular Doppler, pulse signals in the region were identified ... 2 mL of blood was collected via puncture of the jugular or cephalic vein. The collected blood was placed in 5-mL ...

Jugular vein aneurysm is a rare morphologic entity. This report describes a case of an asymptomatic internal jugular vein aneurysm that presented as an enlarging mass in the neck. Diagnosis was ...

Jugular vein distention (JVD) causes a bulge in the veins running down the right side of a person’s neck. It results from increased pressure in a large vein called the vena cava. JVD can signify ...