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Cardiac Arrest. What does the ECG show? Also see the bizarre Bigeminy.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 60-something woman presented after a witnessed cardiac arrest. This is commonly found after epinephrine for cardiac arrest, but could have been pre-existing and a possible contributing factor to cardiac arrest. Final Diagnosis: Cardiac Arrest due to Torsades from long QT of unknown etiology.

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1 hour of CPR, then ECMO circulation, then successful defibrillation.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There is sinus bradycardia with one PVC. There is "Shark Fin morphology" I saw this and thought for certain that this was going to be an LAD or left main occlusion as etiology of arrest, and etiology of profound ST Elevation in I, II, aVL, and V3-V6, and ST depression in III, V1 and V2. She then had a 12-lead: What do you think?

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See what happens when a left main thrombus evolves from subtotal occlusion to total occlusion.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There are multiple possible clinical situations that could account for diffuse subendocardial ischemia that is not due to ACS and plaque rupture. This patient is actively dying from a left main coronary artery OMI and cardiac arrest from VT/VF or PEA is imminent! Unless some LMCA flow is restored he will not survive.

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Why is ECG machine use? What diseases can EKG monitor detect?

Wellnest

A fast heartbeat is called tachycardia, while a slow heartbeat is called bradycardia in medical terms. Cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency in which the heart stops pumping blood to the body. Electrocardiogram, echocardiogram, and some other tests are done for patients with cardiac arrest.