All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

JANUARY 14, 2024

Another important role is for detection of coronary anomalies, which can also be seen on echocardiogram sometimes. 2018 Jun 28;3:e72-e79. Finding out the origin and insertion of MAPCAs is important prior to surgical repair of tetralogy of Fallot. Magnetic resonance imaging is another way of documenting coronary anomalies. 2018.76824.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Hopefully a repeat echocardiogram will be performed outpatient. Systolic function normal by visual assessment only, unable to visualize well for further characterization. 1900: RBBB and LAFB are almost fully resolved. 2300: QRS now within normal limits. No other significant injuries were found. The patient did well and was discharged.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2024

Eur Heart J 2018. First troponin I returns at 48 ng/L ECG 5 143 min No significant change ECG 6 261 min Same hs Troponin I profile (peaked at 1849): Formal Echocardiogram SUMMARY The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 74 %. Full text link. The estimated pulmonary artery systolic pressure is 27 mmHg + RA pressure.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MAY 2, 2024

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. 2018 Sep;27(9):1052-1062. 2018 Sep;27(9):1063-1071. Effect of exercise on right ventricle. N Engl J Med. 1991 Jan 31;324(5):295-301. Circulation.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

American Journal of Emergency Medicine 36(5):865-870; May 2018. She had a normal echocardiogram, with normal shortening and thickening of the septum. My Comment, by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 11/4/2018 ): = Important post by Dr. Smith regarding recognition of chest lead misplacement of leads V1 and V2. 27, 2018 blog post ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2018

The patient underwent an emergent formal echocardiogram to look for wall motion abnormality: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 63 %. Exclusion criteria were age less than 18, SBP less than 100 mmHg, echocardiogram with EF less than 50%, STEMI, pregnancy, and trauma. No wall motion abnormality.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Troponins, echocardiogram An echocardiogram showed inferobasilar hypokinesis, further supporting a diagnosis of regional ischemia , likely of the area supplied by the RCA. The biphasic T wave is consistent with recent reperfusion of an occluded coronary artery supplying the inferior region. The initial troponin I was elevated at 0.75

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 15, 2024

While awaiting transfer to the cath lab, STAT echocardiogram was performed and showed LVEF 30-35%, as well as anterior, inferior, and apical hypokinesis, and apical thrombus. The January 30, 2018 post — for PTA. This confirms the suspicion of prior anterior OMI. The thrombus is circled below in red.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. 72; Issue 9; 2018 ) — A ) Brugada-1 ECG pattern, showing coved ST-segment elevation ≥2 mm in ≥1 right precordial lead, followed by a negative T-wave. — No more troponins were done. He was found to be influenza positive.

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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

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

An echocardiogram was done. 72; Issue 9; 2018 ) — A ) Brugada-1 ECG pattern, showing coved ST-segment elevation ≥2 mm in ≥1 right precordial lead, followed by a negative T-wave. — Is there also Brugada? Here is the result: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 50 %. Right ventricular prominence.

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EMS 12-Lead

AUGUST 22, 2022

Indeed, bedside Echocardiogram revealed severe left ventricular impairment of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Surawicz and Knilans report that intense catecholamine surge, or severe maladjustment of the autonomic nervous system, can manifest “cerebral T waves” in the absence of an acute intracranial process. potassium) were within normal parameter.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Next day echocardiogram showed inferolateral hypokinesia with an EF of %45-50. On echocardiogram you will not see a "posterior" hypokinesia (will see "inferolateral") and, as in this case, LCx may not give the blood supply of basal inferior segment (formerly called "posterior"). The patient recovered well.

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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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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 31, 2018

These are reperfusion T-waves (the same thing as Wellens' waves) Echocardiogram Regional wall motion abnormality-distal septum and apex. Regional wall motion abnormality-distal inferior wall. ECG recorded at time 38 hours: A further evolutionary stage of T-wave inversion. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. 2012;5:134–137. 111.966630. Hayes, S.N.,

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Unfortunately there is no echocardiogram accessible because the patient checked himself out of the hospital in order to get back to his home state before it could be completed. Slow TIMI 2 initially with brisk flow status post percutaneous coronary intervention with 18mm drug-eluting stent. To our knowledge, the patient did well.

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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. Cardiology was consulted and they agreed that the EKG had an atypical morphology for STEMI and did not activate the cath lab. Heart Rhythm, 4(2), 198-199. [6]

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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. His prior EF from an ECHO 6 months prior indicated 35% LVEF. What would you do in this scenario? Unfortunately, neither were done in this case. Have a high index of suspicion for MI in these patients and advocate for them.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Next day, a stress echo was done: The exercise stress echocardiogram is normal. For another case in which marked ST elevation in leads V1 and V2 could easily be mistaken for a hyperacute change — See the Figure I drew in My Comment at the bottom of the December 27, 2018 post on Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog. No wall motion abnormality at rest.

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DAIC

MARCH 6, 2024

Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) has approved DEFINITY (Perflutren Lipid Microsphere) as an ultrasound enhancing agent for use in pediatric patients with suboptimal echocardiograms, including those who have undergone heart transplant, or have Kawasaki disease or a congenital cardiovascular anomaly. Lantheus announced that the U.S.

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