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ECG Blog #366 — Diltiazem didn't work.

Ken Grauer, MD

The ECG and long lead II rhythm strip in Figure-1 — was obtained from a COVID positive patient with persistent tachycardia not responding to Diltiazem. How would YOU interpret this tracing? How to manage the patient? Figure-1: The initial ECG — obtained from a patient with persistent tachycardia. ( To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ).

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Our OMI Toolbox Application is out now !

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

We are happy to announce that our "OMI Toolbox" application has just released and ready for your use. As myocardial infarction (MI) and many other diagnoses (for example left ventricular hypertrophy, prior MI etc.) can cause ST-segment elevation (STE) on electrocardiogram (ECG), the distinction between them may be hard and complicated. Furthermore, some ECGs may not meet the STEMI criteria but may still be diagnostic for acute coronary occlusion (ACO).

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What’s New in CT Systems and Scanner Technology: 2023 Edition

Cassling

If it’s been a few years since your team has opted for a new Computed Tomography (CT) scanner, you might be surprised by the progress the technology has made. New best practices that seek to enhance the patient experience like never before are being deployed regularly not just in large health systems, but even in smaller facilities where a state-of-the-art experience was once out of reach.

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The Impact of Poor Sleep on Cardiovascular Health

Wellnest

It's challenging to exaggerate how crucial the heart is to good health. The heart drives the circulatory system, ensuring that all the body's organs and tissues receive the oxygen they require. This is done by circulating blood throughout the body. Unfortunately, heart disease ranks among the world's major causes of illness and demise. There is growing awareness of the risks of inadequate sleep for heart health, even though it is already well established that variables, including a poor diet, li

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Ep 179 Hand Injuries – Finger Tip Injuries, Jersey Finger, PIP Dislocations, Metacarpal Fractures, Thumb Injuries, Tendon Lacerations

ECG Cases

ED recognition and management of some commonly missed or mismanaged hand inuries including finger tip avulsions and amputations, nailbed injuries, PIP dislocations, metacarpal fractures, hand tendon lacerations, Stener lesions, Seymour fractures, mallet fingers, jersey fingers, skier's thumb, Bennet fractures and Rolando fractures with masters Dr. Arun Sayal and Dr.

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Anaphylaxis, chest pain, and ST elevation in aVR

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Sent by anonymous, written by Pendell Meyers A man in his late 40s presented to the ED with concern for allergic reaction after accidentally eating a potential allergen, then developing an itchy full body rash and diarrhea. In the ED he received methylprednisolone, diphenhydramine, and epinephrine for possible anaphylaxis. Shortly after receiving epinephrine, the patient developed new leg cramps and chest pain.

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6 simple steps for a heart-healthy lifestyle

Heart 2023 Conference

It is very important to secure your heart. Healthy Heart = Healthy You The stylish thing you can do to ameliorate heart health is to produce a good life plan that's designed to strengthen your cardiovascular system. A good plan can start with the 6 simple ways below. 1) Add Physical Activity to Your Day A good way to start strengthening your heart is sculpturing out 75 twinkles or further per week of vigorous aerobic exertion or 150 minutes or further per week of moderate-intensity aerobic exert

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ECG Cases 40 – Approach to Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD)

ECG Cases

Dr. Jesse McLaren on when to consider Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD), which patients are at risk for reocclusion, and the challenges of diagnosing SCAD in patients who have nonischemic ECGs despite silent occlusion, occlusions perfused by collaterals, or from non-occlusive MI on this ECG Cases. The post ECG Cases 40 – Approach to Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) appeared first on Emergency Medicine Cases.

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What are these hyperacute T waves, with STE and T-wave inversion in aVL, and STD in inferior leads?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I was reading EKGs on the system and came across this one: What do you think? This is diagnostic of hyperkalemia. HyperK can result in all sorts of pseudoSTEMI or pseudoOMI patterns, including ST elevation, ST depression, and large T-waves. These T-waves are tall but have a narrow base and a corresponding flat ST segment (see lead V4). Also, there are no definite P-waves and this is another result of hyperkalemia.

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Welcome to the Heartbeat in Conversation Interview Series.

The Beat Blog

In this ongoing interview series, we’ll be talking to leading clinicians, tech leaders, and entrepreneurs about their life, careers and professional experiences in the fields of heart care, cardiology and heart health as a whole. Heartbeat in Conversation interviews are conducted by Heartbeat’s very own VP of Marketing, David Mait. This past month we spoke to Heartbeat Staff Cardiologist, Edward “Ted” Gibbons.

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Diagnostic performance of a device for acoustic heart sound analysis in patients with suspected myocardial infarction

Open Heart

Background As only a small proportion of patients with chest pain suffers from myocardial infarction (MI), safe rule-out of MI is of immense importance. Recently an ultrasensitive microphone performing diastolic heart sound analysis (CADScorSystem) for rule-out of coronary artery disease (CAD) has emerged. In this explorational study, we aimed to evaluate the feasibility of the CADScorSystem for diagnosis of MI in the setting of a large emergency department.