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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Hopefully a repeat echocardiogram will be performed outpatient. See these publications for more information Overall, management for cardiac contusion is mostly supportive unless surgical complications develop, involving appropriate treatment of dysrhythmias and hemodynamic instability. 1900: RBBB and LAFB are almost fully resolved.

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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I sent it to 2 of my ECG nerd colleagues with no clinical information whatsoever, who instantly said: "Looks like afib with subendocardial ischemia and right heart strain pattern." "I The rhythm is rapid AFib. As noted above — it is not uncommon to see transient ST elevation with rapid AFib that resolves once the rate slows.