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A woman in her 50s with chest pain and dyspnea

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Submitted by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A woman in her 50s presented to the Emergency Department with chest pain and shortness of breath that woke her from sleep, with diaphoresis. See these other cases of arterial pulse tapping artifact: A 60 year old with chest pain Are these Hyperacute T-waves?

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What is Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (Broken Heart Syndrome)?

BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

Because it’s the month that houses Valentine’s Day, it is obviously the most appropriate month to share information about takotsubo cardiomyopathy. Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is commonly known by a few other names as well – stress cardiomyopathy, apical ballooning syndrome, broken heart syndrome, and stress-induced cardiomyopathy.

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Understanding an Enlarged Heart (Cardiomegaly): Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment

MIBHS

Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathy is a condition that affects the heart muscle, causing it to become enlarged, thick, or rigid. Excessive Alcohol or Drug Use Long-term abuse of alcohol or certain drugs can weaken the heart muscle, resulting in cardiomyopathy and eventually cardiomegaly.

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Hypertropic Cardiomyopathy: A Board Review Question Explained By Video

BoardVitals - Cardiovascular

Whether you’re gearing up for your Family Medicine or Cardiology Board Exam, you’ll need to master the topic of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM). He has never had any chest pain. Explanation: Shown electrocardiogram suggests left ventricular hypertrophy. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is one of them.

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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy

EMS 12-Lead

She reports a known history of Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) with left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and is on daily beta blocker therapy. Cardiology felt her chest pain to be, most likely, the result of coronary supply-demand mismatch in the context of HCM endothelial remodeling (i.e. Below are two examples of this.

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A young lady with wide complex tachycardia. My first time actually making this diagnosis de novo in real life in the ED!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She denied chest pain and denied feeling any palpitations, even during her triage ECG: What do you think? Overall CMR findings are consistent with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. 1211-1212 CrossRef View Record in Scopus Google Scholar 2 FI Marcus, W Zareba The electrocardiogram in right ventricular cardiomyopathy/dysplasia.

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

Wellnest

An electrocardiogram is a machine used to record the heart's electrical activity. If you experience any symptoms, such as chest pain, dizziness, unusual tiredness or fatigue, shortness of breath, or irregular heartbeat, your doctor would want you to go for an ECG test to find out the underlying cause.