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ECG Blog #436 — Bigeminy or Alternans?

Ken Grauer, MD

He developed cardiac arrest shortly after the ECG in Figure-1 was recorded. Acute myocardial ischemia. Cardiac Sarcoidosis. Primary Cardiac Tumors and/or Cardiac Metastasis. C ASE C onclusion: As noted above — today's patient developed cardiac arrest shortly after arrival in the ED.

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A 40-something presented after attempted prehospital resuscitation with persistent Ventricular Fibrillation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Two recent interventions have proven in randomized trials to improve neurologic survival in cardiac arrest: 1) the combination of the ResQPod and the ResQPump (suction device for compression-decompression CPR -- Lancet 2011 ) and 2) Dual Sequential defibrillation.

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What are treatment options for this rhythm, when all else fails?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There is no definite evidence of acute ischemia. (ie, Simply stated — t he patient was having recurrent PMVT without Q Tc prolongation, and without evidence of ongoing transmural ischemia. ( Some residual ischemia in the infarct border might still be present. Both episodes are initiated by an "R-on-T" phenomenon.

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Tachycardia, fever to 105, and ischemic ST Elevation -- a Bridge too Far

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

If a patient presents with chest pain and a normal heart rate, or with shockable cardiac arrest, then ischemic appearing ST elevation is STEMI until proven otherwise. In this abstract from 2011, we found that 4%(4 of 99) type 2 MI and 38% of type 1 MI had ST Elevation.

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ECG Blog #370 — A Post-Arrest Tachycardia.

Ken Grauer, MD

What is the cardiac rhythm shown in the long lead II rhythm strip? Figure-1: The initial ECG in today’s case — obtained from an elderly woman following successful resuscitation from cardiac arrest. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ). What about the 1 2- L ead E CG ?

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