Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Background Pompe disease (PD) is a rare, progressive autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder that directly impacts mitochondrial function, leading to structural abnormalities and potentially culminating in heart failure or cardiogenic shock. Further genetic testing identified a homozygous mutation c.2662G>T

Cardiogenic Shock 59

Cardiogenic Shock Quality of Life Heart Failure Laboratory 59

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

After discharge, she was scheduled for a 2-week postpartum visit including echocardiogram, EKG, and NT-proBNP.Discussion:Given the patient's acute decompensation and fluid overload, medical optimization was essential prior to delivery. However, stabilization was expected to be temporary due to ongoing physiologic changes of pregnancy.

Heart Failure 40

Heart Failure Cardiogenic Shock ICU Cardiothoracic 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

A transthoracic echocardiogram showed an LV EF of less than 15%, critically severe aortic stenosis , severe LVH , and a small LV cavity. The patient was transported to the CCU for further medical optimization where a pulmonary artery catheter was placed. Authors' commentary: Cardiogenic shock in the setting of severe aortic stenosis.

Ischemia 40

Ischemia Cardiogenic Shock Aortic Stenosis 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 17, 2018

I have always said that tachycardia should argue against acute MI unless there is cardiogenic shock or 2 simultaneous pathologies. The patient underwent an emergent formal echocardiogram to look for wall motion abnormality: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 63 %. PR depression, which suggests pericarditis 4.

Chest Pain 52

Chest Pain Pericarditis Tachycardia Myocardial Infarction 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 18, 2014

Case Continued 2 days later the patient became increasingly tachycardic, hypotensive, ashen, clammy (in cardiogenic shock) and had a new murmur. An echocardiogram showed no hemopericardium, but D oppler showed a new small ventricular septal defect with left to right shunting. The initial troponin I was 23.7 3) Oliva et al. (4)

STEMI 52

STEMI Pericarditis Myocardial Infarction Cardiogenic Shock 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 3, 2025

Whenever there is tachycardia, I am skeptical of OMI unless it has led to severely compromised ejection fracction with cardiogenic shock. I suspect pulmonary edema, but we are not given information on presence of B-lines on bedside ultrasound, or CXR findings. Acute coronary occlusion and acute pulmonary edema can coexist.

Tachycardia 74

Tachycardia Pulmonary Chest Pain Stenosis 74