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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

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 ).

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What is athlete’s heart?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Negative predictors of adverse outcome: Pacemaker Pre-syncope or "near-syncope," but there is still some small risk (5, 18) These last two are identified in studies, but I consider them dangerous signs and symptoms in their own right, as above: 10. —QRS Annals of Emergency Medicine March 2015 ; Volume 65, Issue 3, Pages 268–276.e6