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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

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A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an LV EF of less than 15%, critically severe aortic stenosis , severe LVH , and a small LV cavity. NEJM 362(9):779; March 4, 2009. NEJM 362(9):779; March 4, 2009. Aortic angiogram did not reveal aortic dissection. Comparison of Dopamine and Norepinephrine in the Treatment of Shock.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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in 2010 EM Clinics of North America (full text link) For an Exhaustive Review of Syncope and its full management outside the ED environment, go to the 2009 European Society of Cardiology Guidelines (full text pdf). Yield of Diagnostic Tests in Evaluating Syncopal Episodes in Older Patients Arch Intern Med 2009 Jul 27; 169:1299-1305.