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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. See these publications for more information Overall, management for cardiac contusion is mostly supportive unless surgical complications develop, involving appropriate treatment of dysrhythmias and hemodynamic instability. 2015, March 1). No cardiac MRI was done.

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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. 2015 Oct; 66(4):355-362. Aortic angiogram did not reveal aortic dissection. The patient was transported to the CCU for further medical optimization where a pulmonary artery catheter was placed.

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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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Dysrhythmia, pacer), 4) valvular heart disease, 5) FHx sudden death, 6) volume depletion, 7) persistent abnormal vitals, 8) primary CNS event __ 3) Mendu ML et al. Annals of Emergency Medicine March 2015 ; Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 268–276.e6 18) Venkatesh Thiruganasambandamoorthy et al.