Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

This is a 30-something healthy patient presented with COVID pneumonia who presented to the ED. A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal, with no effusion. A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal, with no effusion. An elevated troponin in a COVID patient confers about 4x the risk of mortality than a normal one.

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Cardiac Arrest COVID-19 Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock 52

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

APRIL 15, 2025

p=0.025), in the COVID-19 pandemic group of STEMI patients, compared to the pre-pandemic subset. p=0.025), in the COVID-19 pandemic group of STEMI patients, compared to the pre-pandemic subset. years treated with pPCI across two time frames: pre-pandemic (n=331) and pandemic (n=149). vs. median 115.0;

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COVID-19 Cardiogenic Shock Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Arrest 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 21, 2023

ECG met STEMI criteria and was labeled STEMI by computer interpretation. J waves can also be induced by Occlusion MI (5), STEMI mimics including takotsubo and myocarditis complicated by ventricular arrhythmias (6, 7), and subarachnoid hemorrhage with VF (8). Take home : Not all STEs are STEMIs or OMIs. What do you think?

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STEMI Bradycardia Arrhythmia Cardiac Arrest 52