Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

See this case: what do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case? Can J of Cardiol 2018, 34: 132-145 Here are some other cases: LVH, LBBB, RBBB, and RVH may manifest ST depression without any ischemia! Methods STEMI activations between January 2014 and April 2018 at the University of Arizona Medical Center were identified.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

I think a good start would be a posterior EKG and a high quality contrast echocardiogram read by an expert. Dialysis patients had double the rate of cardiac arrest (11% vs 5%), were less likely to receive reperfusion therapy when eligible (47% vs. 75%), and had an increased odds ratio of death compared to nondialysis patients 1.5 (95%

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Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Arrest Ischemia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

I have ordered an echocardiogram which will be done today, after that patient can be discharged to home with follow-up in 2 to 3 months." Meyers, Smith; Weingart wrote an extensive review on Idiopathic VT in the September 14, 2018 post of Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog. 14, 2018 post adds a series of PEARLS on “My Take” regarding this subject.

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Tachycardia Heart Disease Ablation Dysrhythmia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. No more troponins were done. He was found to be influenza positive. 1849 after cath: Brugada pattern is gone!

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Chest Pain Heart Rhythm Sudden Cardiac Death Dysrhythmia 70

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. 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. Heart Rhythm, 4(2), 198-199. [6]

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

An echocardiogram was done. These include ( among others ) — acute febrile illness — variations in autonomic tone — hypothermia — ischemia-infarction — malignant arrhythmias — cardiac arrest — and especially Hyperkalemia. Is there also Brugada? Here is the result: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 50 %.

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