Ken Grauer, MD

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

The ECG and long lead II rhythm strip in Figure-1 — was obtained from a COVID positive patient with persistent tachycardia not responding to Diltiazem. Figure-1: The initial ECG — obtained from a patient with persistent tachycardia. ( Microvascular dysfunction — cardiac vasculitis — intravascular thrombosis.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With the history of Afib, CTA abdomen was ordered to r/o mesenteric ischemia vs ischemic colitis vs small bowel obstruction. Systematic Assessment of the ECG in Figure-1: My Descriptive Analysis of ECG findings in Figure-1 is as follows: Sinus tachycardia at ~110/minute. The patient had mild but diffuse abdominal tenderness.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As in all ischemia interpretations with OMI findings, the findings can be due to type 1 AMI (example: acute coronary plaque rupture and thrombosis) or type 2 AMI (with or without fixed CAD, with severe regional supply/demand mismatch essentially equaling zero blood flow). The rhythm is rapid AFib.

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