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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. 12 All STEMI patients had very high cTn typical of STEMI (cTnT > 1.0

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

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He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time. Then there is loss of pulses with continued narrow complex on the monitor ("PEA arrest") Learning Points: Sudden witnessed Cardiac Arrest due to ACS is almost always due to dysrhythmia. This patient arrested shortly after hospital arrival.