Open Heart

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Background Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) has a dismal prognosis with overall survival around 10%. Previously, 80% of sudden cardiac arrest have been attributed to coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease is now likely in the minority with regard to causes of OHCA. of men and 10.9% of the men.

Cardiac Arrest 52

Cardiac Arrest Coronary Artery Disease Hospital Heart Failure 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Edited by Bracey, Meyers, Grauer, and Smith A 50-something-year-old female with a history of an unknown personality disorder and alcohol use disorder arrived via EMS following cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation. The described rhythm was an irregular, wide complex rhythm. Teaching Points: 1.

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Tachycardia Cardiac Arrest ICU Blood Pressure 128

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

His inpatient clinicians did not think that an urgent angiogram was warranted given that he was chest pain free, his EKG appeared nondiagnostic, and serial troponins were not elevating beyond 2 ug/L. Of these groups, only 22% of dialysis patients had an admission diagnosis consistent with acute MI while 43.8% Herzog et al.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Arrest Ischemia 52