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A Child with Blunt Trauma

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Blunt cardiac injury my result in : 1) Acute myocardial rupture with tamponade 2) Valve rupture (tricuspid, aortic, mitral) 3) Coronary thrombosis or dissection (and thus Acute MI) from direct coronary blunt injury 4) Dysrhythmias of all kinds. She was discharged to home feeling just fine.

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New Onset Heart Failure and Frequent Prolonged SVT. What is it? Management?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Later, he underwent a formal echocardiogram: Very severe left ventricular enlargement (LVED diameter 7.4 Mild to moderate mitral regurgitation. Severely decreased left ventricular systolic function with an estimated EF of 20-25%. No left ventricular wall motion abnormality identified.