All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

AUGUST 31, 2023

Dip and plateau pattern of ventricular pressure tracing in constrictive pericarditis Thickened and stiff pericardium in chronic constrictive pericarditis has poor compliance reducing the distension of cardiac chambers to a limited fixed total volume. Invasive hemodynamics of constrictive pericarditis. Indian Heart J.

Pericarditis 52

Pericarditis Bradycardia Pulmonary Cardiomyopathy 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 21, 2023

This ECG shows a sinus bradycardia with a normal conduction pattern (normal PR, normal QRS, and normal QTc), normal axis, normal R-wave progression, normal voltages. Hypothermia can also produce bradycardia and J waves, with a pseudo-STEMI pattern. There is marked sinus bradycardia. What do you think? As per Drs.

STEMI 52

STEMI Bradycardia Arrhythmia Cardiac Arrest 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 11, 2020

As always, takotsubo cardiomyopathy and focal pericarditis can mimic OMI, but takotsubo almost never mimics posterior MI, and both are diagnoses of exclusion after a negative cath. STD maximal in V1-V4 (in this case V3-V4) is in my opinion the single best way to identify posterior OMI on the anterior 12 lead ECG. Were they right?

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain STEMI Blog Tachycardia 52