2022, Echocardiogram and Ischemia - Cardiovascular Update

VF arrest at home, no memory of chest pain. Angiography non-diagnostic. Does this patient need an ICD? You need all the ECGs to know for sure.

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JUNE 23, 2024

This was interpreted by the treating clinicians as not showing any evidence of ischemia. Echocardiogram showed LVEF 66% with normal wall motion and normal diastolic function. He was intubated in the field and sedated upon arrival at the hospital. Here is his presenting ECG: ECG 1, t = 0 What do you think?

Chest Pain

Chest Pain Cardiac Arrest Sudden Cardiac Death Stent

90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

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NOVEMBER 4, 2022

His response: “subendocardial ischemia. Smith : It should be noted that, in subendocardial ischemia, in contrast to OMI, absence of wall motion abnormality is common. See this case: what do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case? Anything more on history? POCUS will be helpful.” J Electrocardiol 2013;46:240-8 2.

Ischemia

Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Coronary Artery Disease

A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The ECG shows sinus tachycardia with RBBB and LAFB, without clear additional superimposed signs of ischemia. Hopefully a repeat echocardiogram will be performed outpatient. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from [link] Moyé, D. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from [link] Sybrandy, K. Chest trauma was suspected on initial exam. Zangouri, V.,

Tachycardia

Tachycardia Dysrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation Bradycardia

Posterior leads can give false reassurance

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Does this mean that the ST depression in V3 represents "anterior" subendocardial ischemia, and not posterior OMI? Echocardiogram: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 34% Regional wall motion abnormality-lateral, akinetic. non-occlusive ischemia) 2. Thus, they have much less voltage. They have ZERO ST Elevation.

Chest Pain

Chest Pain Blog Ischemia STEMI

A 40-something presented after attempted prehospital resuscitation with persistent Ventricular Fibrillation

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JULY 14, 2023

My interpretation was: RBBB with hyperacute T-waves in V4-V6 that are all but diagnostic of LAD occlusion vs. post ROSC ischemia. Formal Echocardiogram: Normal left ventricular size and wall thickness. The patient had ROSC and maintained it. A 12-lead ECG was obtained: What do you think?

Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac Arrest Chest Pain Defibrillator Atrial Flutter

A Middle Aged Male diagnosed with Gastroesophageal Reflux

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JULY 16, 2022

If you put the inferior and posterior findings together, it is diagnostic of OMI This was read as "inferior ischemia" without any other information by Dr. Richard Gray and as probable reperfused inferior-posterior OMI much later by both me and Pendell Meyers, also without any clinical information.

Chest Pain

Chest Pain Bradycardia Blog Critical Care

Opiate overdose, without chest pain or shortness of breath. Cognitive dissonance.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2022

2 days later This is a typical LVH pattern, without ischemia Patient underwent 4 vessel CABG. After discussing all of the above with ED staff, we have made a decision to get stat echocardiogram and assess overall LV function and wall motion abnormalities and defer cath lab activation at the time." It lasts from 10-15 mins in duration.

Chest Pain

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Back to basics: what is this rhythm? What are your options for treating this patient?

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OCTOBER 25, 2022

We see a regular tachycardia with a narrow QRS complex and no evidence of OMI or subendocardial ischemia. She had an echocardiogram which was normal. She reports that she is now unable to vagal out of her palpitations and is having shortness of breath and dull chest pain. Her initial EKG is below.

Tachycardia

Tachycardia Atrial Flutter Dysrhythmia Ablation

Three prehospital ECGs in patients with chest pain

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AUGUST 6, 2024

In any case, the ECG is diagnostic of severe ischemia and probably OMI. So this could be myocarditis but in my opinion needs an angiogram before making that diagnosis. == Dr. Nossen Comment/Interpretation: Evaluation of ischemia on an ECG can be very challenging. Concordant STE of 1 mm in just one lead or 2a.

Chest Pain

Chest Pain Ischemia Pericarditis Tachycardia

A young patient with diminishing pain with a subtle but diagnostic ECG.

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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"). 2022 Mar-Apr;71:44-46. Epub 2022 Jan 31.

Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial Infarction Chest Pain Blog Echocardiogram

A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

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JULY 22, 2023

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. The patient proceeded to cath where all coronaries were described as normal with no evidence of any CAD, spasm, or any other abnormality. No more troponins were done. He was found to be influenza positive. 1849 after cath: Brugada pattern is gone!

Chest Pain

Chest Pain Heart Rhythm Sudden Cardiac Death Dysrhythmia

Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

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NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Here is the cath report: Echocardiogram: There is severe hypokinesis of entire LV apex and apical segment of all the walls. Hospital Course The patient was taken emergently to the cath lab which did not reveal any significant coronary artery disease, but she was noted to have reduced EF consistent with Takotsubo cardiomyopathy.

Plaque

Plaque Chest Pain Thrombosis Stenosis

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

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NOVEMBER 25, 2022

An echocardiogram was done. Blunt Trauma in a Child 40-something male in a head-on Motor Vehicle Collision and Splenic Injury == MY Comment, by K EN G RAUER, MD ( 10/10 /2022 ): == Highly interesting post by Dr. Smith regarding a 30-something male with multiple injuries from a motor vehicle accident. Is there also Brugada?

Arrhythmia

Arrhythmia Blog Chest Pain Cardiac Arrest

VF arrest at home, no memory of chest pain. Angiography non-diagnostic. Does this patient need an ICD? You need all the ECGs to know for sure.

90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Posterior leads can give false reassurance

A 40-something presented after attempted prehospital resuscitation with persistent Ventricular Fibrillation

A Middle Aged Male diagnosed with Gastroesophageal Reflux

Opiate overdose, without chest pain or shortness of breath. Cognitive dissonance.

Back to basics: what is this rhythm? What are your options for treating this patient?

Three prehospital ECGs in patients with chest pain

A young patient with diminishing pain with a subtle but diagnostic ECG.

A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

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

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