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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

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Hopefully a repeat echocardiogram will be performed outpatient. 2015, March 1). Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ). NOTE: Prediction of cardiac contusion "severity" on the basis of cardiac arrhythmias and ECG findings — is an imperfect science.

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A man in his 40s with acute chest pain. What do you think?

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The emergent echocardiogram showed normal EF, no WMA, and normal valve function. Figure-1: Illustration of the Emery Phenomenon ( adapted from My Comment in the February 23, 2023 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — and — from the 2015 post by Dr. Bojana Uzelac on Armel Carmona’s ECG Rhythms website ). What Happens with the Emery Phenomenon?

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What is athlete’s heart?

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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. 2015 Apr;16(4):353. Effect of exercise on right ventricle. Twenty-one male endurance athletes were compared with untrained control subjects.

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

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A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an LV EF of less than 15%, critically severe aortic stenosis , severe LVH , and a small LV cavity. myocardial infarction), arrhythmias, valvular pathology, shunts, or outflow obstructions. 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362. Aortic angiogram did not reveal aortic dissection. De Backer D et al.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

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Finally, much of this correlates well with The new Canadian Syncope Arrhythmia Risk Score , just published in 2016, results of which are given below in the Annotated Bibliography. The most recent and probably best study is this: Canadian Syncope Arrhythmia Risk Score. Vasovagal syncope is generally benign. Thiruganasambandamoorthy, V.,