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MP-470546-007 THE POTENTIAL BENEFIT OF MULTI-LEAD ECG IN THE ASSESSMENT OF DISEASE PROGRESSION IN ARRHYTHMOGENIC CARDIOMYOPATHY

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Diagnosis and assessment of disease progression in arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) are currently based on the 2010 Task Force Criteria (TFC) with the 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) being an important modality. The presence of inverted T-waves might be associated with lethal ventricular arrhythmias.

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Chest pain: Are these really "Nonspecific ST-T wave abnormalities", as the cardiologist interpretation states?

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Ann Noninvasive Electrocardiol 2010 7. International evaluation of an artificial intelligence-powered electrocardiogram model detecting acute coronary occlusion myocardial infarction. Differential classification of acute myocardial infarction into ST- and non-ST segment elevation is not valid or rational. Meyers et al. Herman et al.

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A young lady with wide complex tachycardia. My first time actually making this diagnosis de novo in real life in the ED!

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Here is a 2017 review article on ARVD in the New England Journal There is a 2010 publication by the Task Force in Diagnosis of ARVD: Diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia: proposed modification of the task force criteria. The diagnosis is not easy (see below). J Electrocardiol, 42 (2009), pp.

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QT Correction Formulas Compared to The Rule of Thumb ("Half the RR")

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Essential Reading : Full text link: AHA/ACCF/HRS Recommendations for the Standardization and Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram, Part IV: The ST Segment, T and U Waves, and the QT Interval (full text link). JACC 55(9):934-947; 2010 ]. We will use 480 ms for our analysis below.) _ This article by Luo et al.

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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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Abnormal Electrocardiogram (ECG): Defined (San Fran syncope rule) as any new changes when compared to the last ECG or presence of non-sinus rhythm. Results : Electrocardiograms (99%), telemetry (95%), cardiac enzymes (95%), and head computed tomography (CT) (63%) were the most frequently obtained tests.