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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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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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Abstract 4148010: Evaluation of Echocardiography and Biomarkers for Prognostication of RV Failure in COVID-19 Patients Undergoing Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Circulation

In this study, we report associations between echocardiographic findings and laboratory markers that portend RV failure in patients with ARDS secondary to COVID-19 infection on ECMO.Methods:A single-center study was conducted in the cardiovascular ICU of our institute. 0.4cm vs 1.3±0.6 cm, P< 0.05).

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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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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.

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Abstract 4145609: The Cardiac Conundrum of Cannabis: A Case of Junctional Bradycardia Triggered by Cannabis Use

Circulation

Initial laboratory analysis was unremarkable. Echocardiogram was unchanged from baseline. He was admitted for further workup of bradycardia. His home medications included metoprolol succinate 25mg daily which was held given bradycardia. Urine drug screen was positive for cannabis.

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Chest Pain and Inferior ST Elevation.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The patient underwent an emergent formal echocardiogram to look for wall motion abnormality: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 63 %. Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center; Professor, University of Minnesota School of Medicine Stephen W. No wall motion abnormality. Apple, Ph.D.