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Modified Sgarbossa Criteria: Ready for Primetime?

The recognition of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the presence of left bundle-branch block (LBBB) remains difficult and frustrating to both emergency medicine physicians and cardiologists.  According to the 2004 STEMI guidelines, emergent reperfusion therapy was recommended to patients …

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Cardiovascular

REBEL ECG of the Week #4

62 year old male with chief complaint of weakness.  Patient had a complicated hospital course including necrotizing fasciitis which required surgical debridement and IV antibiotics.  Patient was discharged home with oral antibiotics and returned to the ED with a chief …

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Cardiovascular

SVT With Aberrancy Versus VT

Differentiating between SVT with aberrancy versus VT can be very difficult. It is crucial to be able to make this distinction as therapeutic decisions are anchored to this differentiation. Brugada et al prospectively analyzed 384 patients with VT and 170 patients …

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Cardiovascular

REBEL ECG of the Week #3

The subject of this ECG of the Week is a 47 y/o hispanic female with a past medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and morbid obesity with a chief complaint of weakness.  Per the patient she cleans …

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Cardiovascular

REBEL ECG of the Week #2

58 year old female with chief complaint of chest pain x2hours with PMH of type 2 diabetes mellitus, Hyperlipidemia, and hypertension.    She is brought in via EMS still having active chest pain. BP: 102/88  HR: 82  RR: 24  O2 …

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Cardiovascular

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