Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions

JANUARY 20, 2025

BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to examine the impact of early versus delayed catheter-based therapies (CBTs) on clinical outcomes in patients with acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE).METHODS:This Secondary outcomes included a composite of 30-day mortality, resuscitated cardiac arrest, and hemodynamic instability.

Embolism 40

Embolism Pulmonary Outcomes Cardiac Arrest 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 8, 2024

Smith interpretation: This is highly likely to be due to extreme right heart strain and is nearly diagnostic of pulmonary embolism. What is the clear diagnosis and reason for arrest? It is of course pulmonary embolism. The Queen diagnosed "OMI with high confidence" due to the ST Elevation in V1-V3.

Chest Pain 71

Chest Pain Pulmonary Embolism STEMI 71

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Smith comment: before reading anything else, this case screamed pulmonary embolism to me. CT chest showed left sided pulmonary embolism and a pulmonary infarct that had previously been mistaken for pneumonia. There was 100% proximal LAD occlusion with TIMI 0 flow, and cardiac arrest in the cath lab.

Chest Pain 73

Chest Pain STEMI Pulmonary Embolism 73

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

I suspect this is Type 2 MI due to prolonged severe hypotension from cardiac arrest. pulmonary embolism, sepsis, etc.), Coronary thrombosis or embolism can result in MINOCA, either with or without a hypercoagulable state. 24, 2020 post ( link to that post given above ). myocarditis).

Defibrillator 52

Defibrillator Circulation Plaque Cardiac Arrest 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

It is apparently fortunate that she had a cardiac arrest; otherwise, her ECG would have been ignored. Then they did an MRI: Patient underwent cardiac MRI on 10/4 that showed mildly reduced BiV systolic function. She was defibrillated and resuscitated. Smith: this ECG and clinical presentation is diagnostic of LAD Occlusion.

Plaque 52

Plaque Chest Pain Thrombosis Stenosis 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Cardiac Troponin Testing in Patients with COVID-19: A Strategy for Testing and Reporting Results. Clin Chem [Internet] 2020;Available from: [link] Smith mini-review: Troponin in Emergency Department COVID patients Cardiac Troponin (cTn) is a nonspecific marker of myocardial injury. Guo T, Fan Y, Chen M, et al.

Cardiac Arrest 52

Cardiac Arrest COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock 52

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

OCTOBER 26, 2023

They include myocardial ischemia, acute pericarditis, pulmonary embolism, external compression due to mass over the right ventricular outflow tract region, and metabolic disorders like hyper or hypokalemia and hypercalcemia. 2020 Sep;31(9):2474-2483. Spontaneous type 1 ECG has the highest number of points at 3.5, Arch Cardiovasc Dis.

Sudden Cardiac Death 52

Sudden Cardiac Death Atrial Fibrillation Electrophysiology Arrhythmia 52