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Torsade in a patient with left bundle branch block: is there a long QT? (And: Left Bundle Pacing).

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Finally, do a coronary angiogram Possible alternative to pacing is to give a beta-1 agonist to increase heart rate. EKG with paced complexes shown below shows much narrower QRS complex and echocardiogram showed improved LV systolic function primarily due to improvement in LV dyssynchrony. (J J Am Coll Cardiol.

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6 Cardiology Board Review Questions That Will Help You Pass the Boards

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The post 6 Cardiology Board Review Questions That Will Help You Pass the Boards appeared first on BoardVitals Blog. Question banks are a favorite exam preparation resource for Cardiologists that want to practice in the format of the exam. If you’d like more sample questions then follow this link to begin a free trial today.

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Syncope While Driving. Activate the Cath Lab?

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And then a slightly more remote past ECG Old inferior MI The patient's previous echocardiogram report was viewed: Decreased LV systolic performance, estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 35%. Case continued The patient underwent an emergency formal echocardiogram and it was unchanged. Cath Lab activation was cancelled.

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Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy: A Board Review Question Explained By Video

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Echocardiogram is indicated (Correct) C. Start aspirin and Plavix Correct answer: (B) (B) Echocardiogram is indicated. The post Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy: A Board Review Question Explained By Video appeared first on BoardVitals Blog. Which of the following is the best statement to describe further clinical management?

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See OMI vs. STEMI philosophy in action

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He visited an outpatient clinic for it and an echocardiogram and exercise stress test was normal. In the meantime, cardiology consultant sees the patient and performs a bedside echocardiogram which revealed no major wall motion abnormalities. Here is the coronary angiogram: A distal thrombotic right coronary artery (RCA) occlusion !

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A man with chest pain off and on for two days, and "No STEMI" at triage.

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Angiogram showed a culprit lesion of 100% stenosis to the right coronary artery and 100% stenosis of the right posterior descending artery, both with TIMI 0 flow. Echocardiogram the following day showed a left ventricular ejection fraction of 52% (+/- 5%) with hypokinesis of the basal-mid inferior and inferoseptal myocardium.

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

See this case: what do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case? We investigated the incidence of an acutely occluded coronary in patients presenting with STE-aVR with multi-lead ST depression. All electrocardiograms (ECGs) and coronary angiograms were blindly analyzed by experienced cardiologists.