DAIC

JUNE 18, 2024

A projected rise in heart disease and stroke – along with several key risk factors, including high blood pressure and obesity – is likely to triple related costs to $1.8 Smith Center for Outcomes Research in Cardiology and director of the cardiac critical care unit at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Mass.

Heart Disease 105

Heart Disease Blood Pressure Stroke Strokes 105

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2010

He presented to the Emergency Department with a blood pressure of 111/66 and a pulse of 117. He was rushed by residents into our critical care room with a diagnosis of STEMI, and they handed me this ECG: There is sinus tachycardia with ST elevation in II, III, and aVF, as well as V4-V6. He had this ECG recorded.

STEMI 52

STEMI Cardiogenic Shock Tachycardia Aneurysm 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 13, 2020

He was brought to the critical care area where these rhythms were seen on the monitor: Wide complex tachycardia with no apparent P-waves, and very irregular Consistent with atrial fibrillation with aberrancy A Regular wide complex tachycardia. Still Irregular Blood pressure during these rhythms was adequate; there was no shock.

Tachycardia 52

Tachycardia AFIB Cardiogenic Shock Myocardial Infarction 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 3, 2020

Her initial troponin I, part of a critical care order set, returned at 0.55 mEq/L A subsequent ECG was recorded several hours later, after the hemorrhage was controlled and the blood pressure stabilized: Sinus rhythm with normal intervals, no RBBB, no LAFB, no long ST segment. There were 2 K values measured in the ED: 3.7

Hemorrhage 52

Hemorrhage Critical Care Blood Pressure Laboratory 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 12, 2020

The cardiac monitor showed sinus rhythm but the automatic blood pressure cuff was not reading. While calling for some help and arranging to have her transported to our critical care zone, I got this quick ultrasound which confirmed my suspicion: This quick view was all I was able to obtain in the circumstances.

Pericarditis 40

Pericarditis Hospital Ultrasound Blood Pressure 40

Stroke Journal

JANUARY 30, 2025

Blood pressure is an important modifiable factor associated with poor neurological outcomes. Blood pressure percentile was obtained based on age, sex, and the 50thheight range. We contrasted the blood pressure with age and admission year matched CCCU controls without a history of stroke.

Blood Pressure 40

Blood Pressure Stroke Strokes Pediatrics 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2019

The patient arrived at the Emergency Dept critical care area and had this ECG recorded: The sinus bradycardia persists. Dr. Smith pointed out that while atropine may may result in slightly more oxygen demand, the increase in cardiac output and in blood pressure would increase overall coronary perfusion and decrease ischemia.

Bradycardia 40

Bradycardia STEMI Cardiogenic Shock Ischemia 40