Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

The best course is to wait until the anatomy is defined by angio, then if proceeding to PCI, add Cangrelor (an IV P2Y12 inhibitor) I sent the ECG and clinical information of a 90-year old with chest pain to Dr. McLaren. See this case: what do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case?

Ischemia 52

Ischemia STEMI Stenosis Chest Pain 52

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

APRIL 6, 2025

Mostly, you can’t escape from a coronary angiogram” Next option is CT angiogram, Thallium or dobutamine stress. Out of 5 cardiologists I consulted, 4 asked me to go for an immediate angiogram. The shrewd cardiologist did a bicycle ergometry and simultaneous echocardiogram without any drugs or injections.

Anatomy 52

Anatomy Physiology Document Academic 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

CT coronary angiogram showed a hypoplastic RCA and dominant LCx. It is reasonable to perform an echocardiogram to evaluate LV function. Figure-5: Long lead II recording on oral flecainide ( 10 minutes of continuous recording each line being 1-minute long ). No PVCs are seen. There were no plaques or stenoses.

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Tachycardia Arrhythmia Atrial Flutter Ablation 72