A 58-year-old man with advanced ischemic cardiomyopathy recently underwent implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD). His medical team is…
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A 58-year-old man with advanced ischemic cardiomyopathy recently underwent implantation of a continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD). His medical team is…
…valve deterioration with a mean gradient of 50 mmHg and an aortic valve area of 0.7 cm2. A dedicated cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan…
…fibrillation (AF) underwent extensive left atrial ablation, including circumferential antral pulmonary vein isolation and linear ablation, one year ago. He now presents with recurrent palpitations…
…ago, presents with recurrent episodes of ventricular tachycardia (VT) despite being on amiodarone and a beta-blocker. He underwent a VT ablation 18 months prior…
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…
…diabetic, and obese patient presents with a sudden onset of shortness of breath and chest pressure while walking. She mentions occasional episodes of chest pain…
…elevated. An ECG shows no ST-segment elevation. Given the clinical context, which of the following statements regarding this patient's presentation is most accurate?
…disease. A composite diagnostic score ranging from 0 to 9 is utilized to help discriminate heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) from noncardiac causes…
…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…