Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

AUGUST 8, 2024

Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) mostly occurs in crowded public places outside hospitals, such as public sports facilities, airports, railway stations, subway stations, and shopping malls. ECMO support therapy for patients with cardiac arrest can be considered when economic conditions permit.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2013

She went for a head CT and had a severe subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to ruptured aneurysm. What is the utility of a head CT in cardiac arrest? We found intracranial hemorrhage in 2% of non-traumatic cardiac arrest patients, and in 4 others the presence of cerebral edema changed management. Kurkciyan et al.

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Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

IntroductionSubarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) resulting from the spontaneous rupture of an aneurysm is a rare and highly debilitating condition. Despite its severity, patients with aneurysmal SAH remain understudied, particularly concerning the evaluation of the incidence and consequences of subsequent acute kidney injury (AKI).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

Here are his repeat ECGs after intervention: This shows new Q-waves in V4-V6, with persistent STE and positive T-waves in the anterolateral leads which matches left ventricular aneurysm morphology. These findings are consistent with full thickness infarction. Similar findings.

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Chest Pain STEMI Cardiac Arrest Aneurysm 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 19, 2020

I suspect this is Type 2 MI due to prolonged severe hypotension from cardiac arrest. The patient's heart had significant recovery: Echo : Estimated LVEF 32%, apical wall motion abnormality with diastolic distortion (LV aneurysm), suggestive of old MI. A followup ECG was recorded 2 days later: No definite evidence of infarction.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

An elderly patient with a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm: Formal ECG Interpretation (final read in the chart!) : "Inferior ST elevation, lead III, with reciprocal ST depression in aVL." Here are three more dramatic cases that illustrate RBBB + LAFB Case 1 of cardiac arrest with unrecognized STEMI, died. What do you think?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2024

There was 100% proximal LAD occlusion with TIMI 0 flow, and cardiac arrest in the cath lab. Peak troponin was a massive 500,000 ng/L, echo showed EF reduced to 20%, and follow up ECG showed LV aneurysm morphology with anterior Q wave and persisting ST elevation.

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