Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 27, 2024

Written by Jesse McLaren, with a very few edits by Smith A 60-year-old presented with chest pain. Inferior hyperacute T waves, which have been added to the 2022 ACC consensus on chest pain as a “STEMI equivalent”[3] 3. Int J Cardiol 2024 2. Eur Herat J Digital Health 2024 Nikus et al. Kontos et al.

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DAIC

MARCH 1, 2024

Photo by Cedars-Sinai milla1cf Fri, 03/01/2024 - 08:25 March 1, 2024 — Two new studies by Cedars-Sinai investigators support using artificial intelligence (AI) to predict sudden cardiac arrest-a health emergency that in 90% of cases leads to death within minutes. Sumeet Chugh, MD.

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The British Journal of Cardiology

JUNE 11, 2024

Cardiovascular consultation had been requested for all of the patients based on their primary clinical examination, vital signs, and electrocardiogram (ECG). Manifestations of CVDs, such as chest pain, abnormal serum markers, unstable angina, myocardial infarction (MI), myocarditis, and new-onset hypertension, were documented.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 18, 2024

Written by Jesse McLaren A 70 year old with prior MIs and stents to LAD and RCA presented to the emergency department with 2 weeks of increasing exertional chest pain radiating to the left arm, associated with nausea. Int J Cardiol 2024 3. Eur Heart J Digital Health 2024 5. Lupu et al. Clin Cardiol 2022 4.

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APRIL 1, 2024

Getty Images milla1cf Mon, 04/01/2024 - 08:21 April 1, 2024 — Roughly 25,000 Americans die each year from valvular heart disease, but researchers from Rutgers Health and other institutions conclude that new technology could soon help doctors slash that number. “We percent of all Americans and 13 percent of Americans over age 80.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 11, 2024

The attending provider wrote “Agree with electrocardiogram interpretation”. No patient with chest pain should be sent home without troponin testing. The computer diagnostic algorithm diagnosed “Sinus rhythm. Normal EKG”. The cardiologist overread was: Sinus Rhythm. Normal ECG.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 17, 2024

Written by Jesse McLaren Two patients presented with acute chest pain, and below are the precordial leads V1-6 for each. Emergency department Code STEMI patients with initial electrocardiogram labeled ‘normal’ by computer interpretation: a 7-year retrospective review. J Electrocardiol 2017 2. McLaren, Meyers, Smith and Chartier.

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