Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 2, 2025

Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function. See this post: How a pause can cause cardiac arrest 2. (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. The plan: 1.

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Tachycardia Cardiomyopathy Blog Bradycardia 116

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

A bedside cardiac ultrasound was performed with a parasternal long axis view demonstrated below: There is a large pericardial effusion with collapse of the right ventricle during systole. The beat-to-beat variation in QRS amplitude and morphology is electrical alternans. This patient is only pseudo-stable. She has already had syncope.

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Tachycardia Pericarditis Ultrasound Blood Pressure 40

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

NOVEMBER 28, 2024

BackgroundThe Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery from the Left Coronary Sinus (ARCA-LCS) is a rare congenital cardiac condition where the right coronary artery emerges from the left sinus instead of the right coronary sinus of Valsalva. No previous history of hypertension or diabetes.

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Cardiac Arrest Sudden Cardiac Death Electrocardiogram Echocardiogram 45