Cardiomatics

JUNE 6, 2024

This is radically simplifying the patient pathway for Electrocardiogram (ECG) tests. For instance, the average waiting time for an echocardiogram at Turin’s Molinette Hospital was 31 days in 2016 and an even longer 53 days for a Holter ECG.

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COVID-19 Hospital Outpatient Innovation 98

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. KEY Point: A number of conditions other than Brugada Syndrome may temporarily produce a Brugada-1 ECG pattern ( World J Cardiol 6(3):81-86, 2014 ).

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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. Methods STEMI activations between January 2014 and April 2018 at the University of Arizona Medical Center were identified.

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Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Chest Pain 52