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Two patients with RBBB

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Case 2: sent by Dr. James Alva A man in his 50s with diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia presented to the ED with chest pain and shortness of breath off and on over the past three days, with associated vomiting. M y T HOUGHTS on E CG # 1 — The patient in Case #1 was a 60-something woman with acute dyspnea, but no chest pain.

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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? How can the electrocardiogram assist in understanding the pathologic and functional changes of the heart in this disease? J Electrocardiol, 42 (2009), pp. As per Dr.

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Feature | Bridging the Gender Gap in Heart Health: Women’s Specialized Clinics

American College of Cardiology

Her group also provided education to obstetrics/gynecology clinicians about the numerous conditions that occur during pregnancy that can increase a woman's risk of future heart disease. For instance, Volgman co-authored a paper highlighting how the Rush Heart Center for Women treats patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD).