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. All electrocardiograms (ECGs) and coronary angiograms were blindly analyzed by experienced cardiologists.

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DAIC

MARCH 1, 2024

In a study published in Communications Medicine , David Ouyang, MD, assistant professor of Cardiology and Medicine at Cedars-Sinai, along with Chugh and fellow investigators trained a deep learning algorithm to study patterns in electrocardiograms, also known as ECGs, which are recordings of the heart’s electrical activity.

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MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Arrhythmias (Irregular Heartbeats) Persistent abnormal heart rhythms can disrupt the heart’s pumping efficiency, eventually causing it to enlarge to maintain blood flow. Electrocardiogram (ECG/EKG) An ECG records the electrical activity of the heart and can help detect abnormalities in the heart’s rhythm that might contribute to enlargement.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

He denied chest pain or shortness of breath. In the clinical context of weakness and fever, without chest pain or shortness of breath, the likelihood of Brugada pattern is obviously much higher. Prior to Mizusawa's study, it was thought that the incidence of syncope, arrhythmia, or SCD in this cohort was low [7].

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 2, 2023

She denied chest pain and denied feeling any palpitations, even during her triage ECG: What do you think? Free full text: [link] There are 6 categories of criteria : 1) Imaging 2) Pathologic 3) ECG Repolarization 4) ECG Depolarization 5) Arrhythmias 6) Family History. J Electrocardiol, 42 (2009), pp.

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BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Cardiology Board Review Question A 48-year-old female with no known medical history presents with acute substernal chest pain. D) An electrocardiogram is most commonly normal in these patients. Patients typically present with acute chest pain, shortness of breath, or syncope. What is Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy?

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 21, 2022

An electrocardiogram is a machine used to record the heart's electrical activity. If you experience any symptoms, such as chest pain, dizziness, unusual tiredness or fatigue, shortness of breath, or irregular heartbeat, your doctor would want you to go for an ECG test to find out the underlying cause.

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BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

MAY 1, 2017

He has never had any chest pain. Explanation: Shown electrocardiogram suggests left ventricular hypertrophy. Shown electrocardiogram suggests left ventricular hypertrophy. He has no known prior medical history and does not take any medications. He complains of occasional shortness of breath on walking more than 2 blocks.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

It was from a patient with chest pain: Note the obvious Brugada pattern. Prior to Mizusawa's study, it was thought that the incidence of syncope, arrhythmia, or SCD in this cohort was low [7]. Induced Brugada-type electrocardiogram, a sign for imminent malignant arrhythmias. There is no further workup at this time.

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Dr. Anish Koka

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

He was concerned because he had chest pain after his first mRNA vaccine and was uncomfortable with the risks of a second mRNA dose. He subsequently describes having sharp chest pain over the next few weeks. The pain resolved a few weeks later. He emphatically denies any history of cardiopulmonary disease.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). The most recent and probably best study is this: Canadian Syncope Arrhythmia Risk Score.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The patient denied any chest pain whatsoever, and a troponin at zero and 2 hours were both undetectable. Fever not only unmasks a Brugada-type electrocardiogram (ECG) but also increases the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias such as ventricular fibrillation (VF) or sudden cardiac death.

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