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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

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In terms of ischemia, there is both a signal of subendocardial ischemia (STD max in V5-V6 with reciprocal STE in aVR) AND a signal of transmural infarction of the inferior wall with Q wave and STE in lead III with reciprocal STD in I and aVL. He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time.

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Torsade in a patient with left bundle branch block: is there a long QT? (And: Left Bundle Pacing).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

See this post: How a pause can cause cardiac arrest 2. It should be kept in mind that on occasions, beta-one agonist can result in increased ventricular ectopy e.g., in severe myocardial ischemia (by increasing myocardial demand), or sometimes with congenital long-QT syndrome. The plan: 1. Place temporary pacemaker 3.

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Extreme shock and cardiac arrest in COVID patient

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9 However, because troponin is a clear marker of disease severity and a powerful independent predictor of adverse outcomes, it may be quite useful in the ED disposition decision: if troponin is elevated, then outpatient management should be reconsidered. When cTn is elevated, is there a way to differentiate AMI from Non-AMI myocardial injury?