In patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome presenting with cardiogenic shock or suspected mechanical complications, what is recommended? A 70-year-old male with a…
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In patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome presenting with cardiogenic shock or suspected mechanical complications, what is recommended? A 70-year-old male with a…
An 82-year-old male is evaluated for worsening dyspnea on exertion. Echocardiography demonstrates severe aortic stenosis (AS) with a calculated aortic valve area of…
A 62-year-old woman presents with progressive dyspnea on exertion and lower extremity edema. An echocardiogram reveals a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) of…
A 52-year-old male with end-stage dilated cardiomyopathy is placed on the waiting list for a heart transplantation (HTX). The median expected wait…
…ablation compared to simply observing his condition. Based on randomized controlled trial data regarding patients with asymptomatic pre-excitation, what is the most accurate information…
…he develops sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) requiring cardioversion. Based on the available evidence, how does this early VT/ventricular fibrillation (VF) most likely impact his…
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…
A 55-year-old female, with a history of rheumatoid arthritis and on chronic steroid therapy, experiences sudden chest pain while swimming. She initially attributes…
…not performed due to patient preference and a low Revised Cardiac Risk Index (RCRI) score. On post-operative day 1, the patient complains of mild…
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…
…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…