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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Hopefully a repeat echocardiogram will be performed outpatient. 2016, April 13). Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ). Systolic function normal by visual assessment only, unable to visualize well for further characterization. No cardiac MRI was done.

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Patient in Single Vehicle Crash: What is this ST Elevation, with Peak Troponin of 6500 ng/L?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

An echocardiogram was done. Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ). Is there also Brugada? Here is the result: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 50 %. There is no left ventricular wall motion abnormality identified. Right ventricular prominence.

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New Onset Heart Failure and Frequent Prolonged SVT. What is it? Management?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Later, he underwent a formal echocardiogram: Very severe left ventricular enlargement (LVED diameter 7.4 N OTE : I begin with Figure-1 — in which I show 3 examples of R egular S VT r hythms , in which sinus P waves ( ie, upright P waves in lead II ) are not seen: E CG # 1 in Figure-1 is from the October 31, 2016 post on Dr. Smith’s Blog.