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Infection and DKA, then sudden dyspnea while in the ED

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Pulse was 115, BP 140/65, and afebrile He was found to have cellulitis and to be in diabetic ketoacidosis, with bicarb of 14, pH of 2.27, glucose of 381, anion gap of 18, and lactate of 2.2 See this post: What do you think the echocardiogram shows in this case? He was treated for infection and DKA and admission to hospital was planned.

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The Computer and Overreading Cardiologist call this completely normal. Is it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A 56 year old male with a history of diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, and coronary artery disease presented to the emergency department with sudden onset weakness, fatigue, lethargy, and confusion. RAO Caudal View Post PCI This is the RAO Caudal view after thrombectomy and stent placement. The proximal LAD is now widely patent.

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Concerning EKG with a Non-obstructive angiogram. What happened?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

link] A 62 year old man with a history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and carotid artery stenosis called 911 at 9:30 in the morning with complaint of chest pain. His echocardiogram showed normal wall motion. This is written by Willy Frick, an amazing cardiology fellow in St. Before and after of the LAD shown below.

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Why we need continuous 12-lead ST segment monitoring in Wellens' syndrome

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This was a male in his 50's with a history of hypertension and possible diabetes mellitus who presented to the emergency department with a history of squeezing chest pain, lasting 5 minutes at a time, with several episodes over the past couple of months. It was stented.

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The Importance of Regular Heart Check-Ups: What You Need to Know

AMS Cardiology

Echocardiogram : Uses sound waves to create images of your heart. We offer a wide range of diagnostic and treatment services including: Coronary artery bypass surgery Angioplasty and stenting Heart valve surgery Pacemaker and defibrillator implantation Cardiac rehabilitation We believe every patient deserves personalized care.

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Cardiovascular Updates from the ESC Congress 2024 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

INFINITY-SWEDEHEART Trial: This randomized controlled trial, developed by Elixir Medical, compared the DynamX® Coronary Bioadaptor System with the Resolute Onyx drug-eluting stent.

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Why you should use the Queen of Hearts and record serial ECGs more often. If you wait for troponin.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This was sent to me by a French colleague, Olivier Peyronie "Yesterday we received a 62 yo man with diabetes, hypertension and smoker. Successful primary angioplasty of the mid-circumflex artery towards the main marginal branch with the implantation of a drug-eluting stent. The first ECG (10h14) showed TWI in inferior leads."