Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. There were no dysrhythmias on cardiac monitor during observation. 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. No more troponins were done.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

A formal echocardiogram was completed the next day and again showed a normal ejection fraction without any focal wall motion abnormalities to suggest CAD. For now, the 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guidelines for asymptomatic patients that have inducible types of Brugada syndrome recommend observation without any specific therapies or interventions [8].

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

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. The most recent and probably best study is this: Canadian Syncope Arrhythmia Risk Score. Thiruganasambandamoorthy, V., Sivilotti, M., Mukarram, M., Baumann, B. 24 (11), 1315-1326.

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