Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2013

An echocardiogram on day 3 showed no wall motion abnormality (but of course, these can resolved with reperfusion, and the more time it has to resolve from "stunning", the more likely it is to be resolved). Updates on the Electrocardiogram in Acute Coronary Syndromes. Current Emergency and Hospital Medicine Reports (2013) 1:4352.

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Cardiac Arrest Ischemia Defibrillator Electrocardiogram 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. Induced Brugada-type electrocardiogram, a sign for imminent malignant arrhythmias. The patient proceeded to cath where all coronaries were described as normal with no evidence of any CAD, spasm, or any other abnormality.

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Chest Pain Heart Rhythm Sudden Cardiac Death Dysrhythmia 92

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

See this case: what do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case? New insights into the use of the 12-lead electrocardiogram for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department. All electrocardiograms (ECGs) and coronary angiograms were blindly analyzed by experienced cardiologists.

Ischemia 52

Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Chest Pain 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

A formal echocardiogram was completed the next day and again showed a normal ejection fraction without any focal wall motion abnormalities to suggest CAD. Induced Brugada-type electrocardiogram, a sign for imminent malignant arrhythmias. The Troponin I was cycled over time and was 0.353 followed by 0.296. Circulation, 117, 1890–1893.

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Heart Rhythm Sudden Cardiac Death Arrhythmia STEMI 52