Ken Grauer, MD

APRIL 23, 2023

Realizing that slight variation in the P-P interval is common ( known as sinus arrhythmia ) — the PINK arrows in Figure-3 suggest the probable location of underlying sinus P waves. Certain complex arrhythmias may have more than a single plausible rhythm interpretation. This is precisely what we see in Figure-4.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The second most common cause of medical cardiac tamponade is acute idiopathic pericarditis. Less common etiologies include uremia, bacterial or tubercular pericarditis, chronic idiopathic pericarditis, hemorrhage, and other causes such as autoimmune diseases, radiation, myxedema, etc. 2013 Sep;26(9):965-1012.e15.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

Overnight telemetry showed no arrhythmias ( important to reduce the risk of worrisome arrhythmia given this patient's chief complaint of sudden syncope without prodrome ). Smith : I recognize this as a STEMI mimic. I was not alarmed. The providers showed me the ECG and I told them that I thought it was a fake. Troponins were negative.

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