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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

ECG of pneumopericardium and probable myocardial contusion shows typical pericarditis Male in 30's, 2 days after Motor Vehicle Collsion, complains of Chest Pain and Dyspnea Head On Motor Vehicle Collision. Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ). ST depression.

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He has a family history concerning for arrhythmia. Given the circumstances of his car crash, we presume it was due to an underlying arrhythmia. He has a family history concerning for arrhythmia with his father requiring some sort of device (PPM, ICD, unclear) at a young age. ST depression. Myocardial Contusion?

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Biosense Webster Submits Application to U.S. FDA Seeking Approval of the VARIPULSE Platform for the Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation

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a global leader in cardiac arrhythmia treatment and part of Johnson & Johnson MedTec h i , announced the submission of the VARIPULSE Platform for Premarket Approval Application (PMA) to the U.S. 2,3 Approximately 1 in 4 adults over the age of 40 are at risk for developing AFib. Food & Drug Administration ( FDA ).

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Noisy, low amplitude ECG in a patient with chest pain

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The "flu-like" illness suggests myo- or pericarditis, but that would be a diagnosis of exclusion. Jenkins and Frick — I offer 3 additional examples of artifactual distortion ( excerpted from my ECG Blog ) — that resulted in arrhythmia misdiagnosis. Do not wait for the troponin; a lot of myocardium will be dead if you do.