Chest Pain, Dysrhythmia and Sudden Cardiac Death

A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

Written by Pendell Meyers A man in his 70s with no cardiac history presented with acute weakness, syncope, and fever. He denied chest pain or shortness of breath. In the clinical context of weakness and fever, without chest pain or shortness of breath, the likelihood of Brugada pattern is obviously much higher.

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Hyperthermia and ST Elevation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

It was from a patient with chest pain: Note the obvious Brugada pattern. 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. The elevated troponin was attributed to either type 2 MI or to non-MI acute myocardial injury.

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A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Hyperthermia and ST Elevation

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