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Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I thought the complete lack of QTc prolongation and anatomic localization of ECG findings made Takotsubo cardiomyopathy unlikely. In fact, the ECG was described as normal, and without serial ECGs or prior ECGs for comparison it could be. Initial high sensitivity troponin I returned at 6ng/L (normal 0.20

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

And of course Ken's comments at the bottom) An elderly obese woman with cardiomyopathy, Left bundle branch block, and chronic hypercapnea presented hypoxic with altered mental status. I do not see OMI here and all trops were only minimally elevated, consistent with either chronic injury from cardiomyopathy or with acute injury from sepsis.

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How a pause can cause cardiac arrest

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A coronary angiogram was done that did not show significant coronary artery disease. The patient was diagnosed with stress cardiomyopathy. Widespread T wave inversions and prolongation of the QT interval is not uncommon in Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Post ROSC the patient was alert and cooperative.