Heart BMJ
NOVEMBER 27, 2023
Clinical introduction A patient in their 70s, a heavy smoker with low body max index (17 kg/m 2 ) already known for previous relapses of pericarditis on echocardiographic follow-up, was admitted for worsening pericardial effusion ( figure 1A,B ; ).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 9, 2024
This ECG together with these symptoms is certainly concerning for OMI, but the ECG is not fully diagnostic, and another consideration could be acute pericarditis. Mistaking OMI for pericarditis is a much more harmful error than the converse. The rate is tachycardic, which is uncommon in OMI and common in pericarditis.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
DECEMBER 13, 2019
mm has been described in normal subjects) Overall impression: In my opinion and experience, this ECG most likely represents a normal baseline ECG, but with a small chance of pericarditis instead. I texted this to Dr. Smith without any information, and this was his reply: "This could be pericarditis but probably is normal variant."
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 25, 2024
There are other tests also for tuberculous pericarditis, but they not as sure as growing the bacterium in culture. Sometimes mild pericardial effusion may be detected by an echocardiogram done for other causes. Pericardial effusion is usually confirmed by an echocardiogram (ultrasound study of the heart).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 17, 2018
PR depression, which suggests pericarditis 4. We also showed that, of 47 cases of pericarditis with ST elevation, none had ST depression in aVL. ) The patient underwent an emergent formal echocardiogram to look for wall motion abnormality: The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 63 %. No wall motion abnormality.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
AUGUST 6, 2024
These latter findings are typical of pericarditis, but pericarditis never has reciprocal ST depression. Elevated troponins prompted an echocardiogram — which revealed an apical wall motion abnormality (WMA). Usually with pericarditis and myocarditis — hyperacute T waves (HATW) are not present.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
This rules out pericarditis, which essentially never has reciprocal ST depression. When flow is restored, wall motion may completely recover so that echocardiogram does not detect the previous ischemia. This is not pericarditis because: a. Pericarditis does not have reciprocal depression.
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