Dr. Anish Koka
JANUARY 1, 2023
The case reports Case 1 involves a 26 year old man who developed pericarditis after the Pfizer vaccine. Pericarditis, an inflammation of the sac the heart lives in, developed about 7 days after the Pfizer vaccine. The diagnosis was made based on classic findings of inflammation on an electrocardiogram associated with acute chest pain.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 27, 2024
ST depression in lead AVL differentiates inferior ST-elevation myocardial infarction from pericarditis. International evaluation of an artificial intelligence-powered electrocardiogram model detecting acute coronary occlusion myocardial infarction. Kontos et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2022 4. Bischof et al. Am J Emerg Med 2016 5.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 11, 2016
Post-infarction Regional Pericarditis (PIRP) PIRP happens when MI is transmural, all the way from subendocardium to subepicardium, thus leading to inflammation of the subepicardium (next to the pericardium). MYOCARDIAL RUPTURE AND POSTINFARCTION REGIONAL PERICARDITIS KEY POINTS · Myocardial rupture occurs in 1 to 1.5% Re-occlusion 2.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 3, 2023
can cause ST-segment elevation (STE) on electrocardiogram (ECG), the distinction between them may be hard and complicated. 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.)
Dr. Anish Koka
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
In August, the CDC reported 29 cases of pericarditis, including five in persons with a history of pericarditis after mRNA COVID-19 vaccine ; 10 Importantly, the Novovax vaccine is a protein based vaccine that was hoped to not be associated with myocarditis as was noted with the mRNA vaccines. The pain resolved a few weeks later.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 17, 2024
The initial computer and final cardiology interpretation was a differential: “ST elevation, consider early repolarization, pericarditis, or injury.” Emergency department Code STEMI patients with initial electrocardiogram labeled ‘normal’ by computer interpretation: a 7-year retrospective review. J Electrocardiol 2017 2. Smith, Meyers.
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