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Amal Mattu’s ECG Case of the Week – January 1, 2024

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He quits smoking, decides to eat healthier and exercise more, and to be more compliant with his blood pressure medications. He quits smoking, decides to eat healthier and exercise more, and to be more compliant with his blood pressure medications. a year !

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How Wearable Tech Can Help Monitor Your Heart Health

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Continuous Heart Rate Monitoring Most wearables are equipped with optical heart rate sensors that use light to measure blood flow. By identifying patterns, users can understand how their heart responds to exercise, stress, or relaxation. This allows for continuous tracking of heart rate during various activities and rest periods.

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What is athlete’s heart?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

During aerobic exercise which is isotonic, the heart rate and stroke volume increases. Systemic vascular resistance falls, but slight to moderate increase in blood pressure can occur due to the increased cardiac output. But there is significant rise in blood pressure leading to pressure overload to the left ventricle.

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Three normal high sensitivity troponins over 4 hours with a "normal ECG"

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The ECG shows sinus bradycardia but is otherwise normal. He first noticed it while exercising. Written by Willy Frick A 46 year old man with a history of type 2 diabetes mellitus presented to urgent care with complaint of "chest burning." The documentation does not describe any additional details of the history. No labs were obtained.

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See OMI vs. STEMI philosophy in action

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He visited an outpatient clinic for it and an echocardiogram and exercise stress test was normal. Blood pressure: 130/80 mmHg, heart rate: 45/min, respiratory rate: 18/min, SaO2: %98, body temperature: normal. Blood pressure: 130/80 mmHg, heart rate: 45/min, respiratory rate: 18/min, SaO2: %98, body temperature: normal.

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