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Prenatal diagnosis and clinical management of cardiac rhabdomyoma: a single-center study

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Objective The study aims to assess the ultrasonic features of fetal cardiac rhabdomyoma (CR), track the perinatal outcome and postnatal disease progression, investigate the clinical utility of ultrasound, MRI and tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) gene analysis in CR evaluation, and offer evidence for determing of fetal CR prognosis.

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An undergraduate who is an EKG tech sees something. The computer calls it completely normal. How about the physicians?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Annals of Emergency Medicine 2011; Suppl 58(4): S211. And angiographers tell me that it is sometimes difficult to say for certain based on angiogram alone, without intravascular ultrasound or, better yet, optical coherence tomography. Murakami MM. Assuming that was indeed a culprit, then this was ACS.

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Assessment of LV Diastolic Function by Echo in SR and AF

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. J Cardiovasc Ultrasound. 2011 Dec;19(4):169-73. Ha J et al. Therapeutic strategies for diastolic dysfunction: a clinical perspective. 2009 Sep;17(3):86-95. Park JH et al. Use and Limitations of E/e’ to Assess Left Ventricular Filling Pressure by Echocardiography. Møller JE et al.

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Of interest — the ectopic beats triggering PMVT/VFib in such studies were often mapped to endocardial sites displaying Purkinje potentials within the myocardial scar — suggesting potential responsivity to a 1A agent ( Nogami — Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 34(8): 1034-1049, 2011 ). Administration of Procainamide is 10-17 mg/kg at 20 mg/min.

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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!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

My bedside ultrasound was of insufficient quality, but showed somewhat reduced overall EF, distended IVC without respiratory variation, no pericardial effusion, and diffuse bilateral B lines. == What do you think of her ECG? J Electrocardiol, 42 (2009), pp.

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Why You Need To Measure apoB To Assess Your Cardiovascular Risk

Dr. Paddy Barrett

You use an ultrasound. 2011 Mar-Apr;5(2):105-13. Regardless of the murmur findings they describe. Because using the sounds of a murmur you hear with a stethoscope that was invented in the 1700s is NOT how you make a diagnosis today. Which can now be used easily at the bedside. i.e. You DO NOT GUESS! You measure it DIRECTLY!

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Smith comment: This patient did not have a bedside ultrasound. Had one been done, it would have shown a feature that is apparent on this ultrasound (however, this patient's LV function would not be as good as in this clip): This is recorded with the LV on the right. In fact, bedside ultrasound might even find severe aortic stenosis.