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Case Report: Lacosamide unmasking SCN5A-associated Brugada syndrome in a young female with epilepsy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

During the intravenous lacosamide infusion, the patient developed sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular arrhythmias necessitating resuscitation. Of note, the patient had a family history of sudden cardiac death.

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

Wellnest

However, an echocardiogram is a different test, also conducted for heart activity. An electrocardiogram is a machine used to record the heart's electrical activity. Cardiac arrest Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency in which the heart stops pumping blood to the body. ECG and EKG refer to the same thing.

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

See this case: what do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case? New insights into the use of the 12-lead electrocardiogram for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction in the emergency department. All electrocardiograms (ECGs) and coronary angiograms were blindly analyzed by experienced cardiologists.

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A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. Induced Brugada-type electrocardiogram, a sign for imminent malignant arrhythmias. The patient proceeded to cath where all coronaries were described as normal with no evidence of any CAD, spasm, or any other abnormality.

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Hyperthermia and ST Elevation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A formal echocardiogram was completed the next day and again showed a normal ejection fraction without any focal wall motion abnormalities to suggest CAD. Induced Brugada-type electrocardiogram, a sign for imminent malignant arrhythmias. The Troponin I was cycled over time and was 0.353 followed by 0.296. Circulation, 117, 1890–1893.