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Young man with chest pain and an abnormal echocardiogram

Heart BMJ

Physical examination, an ECG, basic laboratories and a chest X-ray were unremarkable. A transthoracic echocardiogram was performed ( figure 1 ). Figure 1 Transthoracic echocardiogram ((A) apical four-chamber view; (B) parasternal short-axis view). Myocardial scintigraphic perfusion images at stress and rest were normal.

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Case Report: Lacosamide unmasking SCN5A-associated Brugada syndrome in a young female with epilepsy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Workup including routine laboratory results, 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), echocardiogram, and coronary angiogram was non-specific. During the intravenous lacosamide infusion, the patient developed sudden cardiac arrest caused by ventricular arrhythmias necessitating resuscitation.

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Dyspnoea, dizziness and dysrhythmia in a middle-aged patient

Heart BMJ

Laboratory evaluation revealed electrolytes, haematological profile, renal and liver panel to be within normal limits. The two-dimensional (2D) transthoracic echocardiogram revealed left ventricular ejection fraction of 40%. N-terminal pro Brain Natiuretic Peptide(NT-proBNP)(ECLIA, Roche) was elevated at 1360 pg/mL.

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Interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction and lysosomal storage: challenges in genetic metabolic muscle diseases with a focus on infantile onset Pompe disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

This comprehensive evaluation included the use of ultrasound echocardiograms, computed tomography (CT) scans, electrocardiograms, mutagenesis analysis, and structural analysis to gain insights into the patient's condition and the underlying mechanisms of PD.

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Case Report: Comprehensive evaluation of ECG phenotypes and genotypes in a family with Brugada syndrome carrying SCN5A-R376H

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

The routine laboratory results, imaging study, coronary angiogram, and echocardiogram (ECG) were normal. Case We report the case of a 20-year-old man with variants in SCN5A and RyR2 genes who was resuscitated from sudden cardiac death during sleep due to a ventricular fibrillation. The patient did not have underlying diseases.

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7 Trends for 2023 Cardiology EHR Software

GEMMS

This integration enables cardiologists to access and review imaging studies directly within the EHR platform, such as echocardiograms, stress tests, and angiograms. This interoperability allows cardiologists to access comprehensive patient records from multiple sources, including referring physicians, laboratories, and hospitals.

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Is This a Simple Right Bundle Branch Block?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

So don't wait for the laboratory K or you might be resuscitating a cardiac arrest ( see the case with ECGs #3 and #4 of this post ). In this study of consecutive patients with LBBB who were hospitalized and had an echocardiogram , 13% had a QRS duration greater than 170 ms, and only 1% had a duration greater than 190 ms.