A 26-year-old female presents to the cardiology clinic complaining of persistent palpitations even when resting. She reports no significant past medical history and…
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A 26-year-old female presents to the cardiology clinic complaining of persistent palpitations even when resting. She reports no significant past medical history and…
…A repeat troponin level 3 hours later is 0.05 ng/mL. An electrocardiogram (ECG) shows no acute ST-segment changes. Which of the following…
…and a normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of 62%. What is the most appropriate interval for clinical and echocardiographic follow-up for this patient…
…lifetime risk of device-related complications and asks about the actual life-saving potential of the device. How should the cardiologist counsel the patient regarding…
A 65-year-old man with a recent anterior myocardial infarction (MI) is seen in the clinic. He reports no symptoms of heart failure and…
A patient with NSTEMI undergoes successful PCI, but subsequently develops sinus bradycardia with hemodynamic intolerance, and episodes of high-degree AV block without stable escape…
A patient's ECG shows intermittently non-conducted P waves with a fixed PR interval. What type of AV block does this describe, and what…
This 54-year-old patient with Covid-19 (Sars-Cov-2) has a slightly irregular rhythm. What is the rhythm and should you be concerned…
A 64 year old male patient with hypertension. ECG is recorded during his annual health screening. He is asymptomatic during the recording. Heart rate 67…
…Her brother had a coronary artery bypass grafting at age 69. She appears anxious and dyspneic. The ECG is presented below. What is the diagnosis…
…The patient experiences palpitations with sudden onset and occassionally the sensation that the heart skips a beat. Clinical examination reveals nothing suspicious and the patient…
…ECG shows a monomorphic ventricular tachycardia (VT). Initial attempts at intravenous amiodarone administration are unsuccessful, and the VT persists despite the infusion. The patient's…