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Changes in heart failure management and long-term mortality over 10 years: observational study

Open Heart

Results 2011/2012 patients were older than those diagnosed a decade before, with lower blood pressure and cholesterol but more comorbidity and healthcare contacts. in the 2011/2012 cohort), 10-year survival was 20.8%, and 15-year survival 11.1%. Compliance with national guidelines was summarised. to 24.6% (all p<0.001).

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Clinical presentations leading to arrhythmogenic left ventricular cardiomyopathy

Open Heart

Methods Patients were retrospectively evaluated between January 2012 and June 2020. Twenty-one (41%) had normal echocardiogram, 13 (25%) a hypokinetic non-dilated cardiomyopathy (HNDC) and 17 (33%) a dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM). Significant right ventricular involvement was an exclusion criterion.

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What is athlete’s heart?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Due to limitations of echocardiogram in evaluating the right ventricle, magnetic resonance imaging study of the right ventricle along with that of the left ventricle has been reported. 2012 Jun;98(12):947-55. Effect of exercise on right ventricle. Twenty-one male endurance athletes were compared with untrained control subjects.

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A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. The patient proceeded to cath where all coronaries were described as normal with no evidence of any CAD, spasm, or any other abnormality. No more troponins were done. He was found to be influenza positive. 1849 after cath: Brugada pattern is gone!

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Hyperthermia and ST Elevation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A formal echocardiogram was completed the next day and again showed a normal ejection fraction without any focal wall motion abnormalities to suggest CAD. Cardiology was consulted and they agreed that the EKG had an atypical morphology for STEMI and did not activate the cath lab. Circulation, 117, 1890–1893. [3]: Fever and Brugada syndrome.