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Electrocardiography , Pericarditis/physiopathology , Acute Disease , Adult , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis , Electrocardiography , Aged , Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology , Humans , MaleSubject(s)
Electrocardiography , Hypothermia/diagnosis , Aged , Bradycardia/etiology , Humans , Hypothermia/complications , MaleSubject(s)
Bundle-Branch Block/diagnosis , Electrocardiography , Bundle-Branch Block/complications , Humans , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Electrocardiography , Heart Block/diagnosis , Bundle-Branch Block/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Middle AgedABSTRACT
The tracings shown below, 12-lead ECG and rhythm strip (lead II), belong to a 74-year-old man, and were recorded on his eighth hospital day. On admission, he gave a history of a "heart attack" about 11 days earlier.
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Electrocardiography , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Aged , Humans , Male , Myocardial Infarction/complications , Prognosis , Time Factors , Ventricular Fibrillation/etiology , Ventricular Fibrillation/mortalityABSTRACT
A 64-year-old man came to the hospital complaining of recurrent chest pain and shortness of breath for the previous two days. Diagnoses included diabetes mellitus and hypertension for about six years and documented coronary artery disease. He was not compliant with treatment for any of these disorders. The initial 12-lead ECG and rhythm strip are shown below.
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Bundle-Branch Block/diagnosis , Electrocardiography , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Humans , Male , Middle AgedSubject(s)
Electrocardiography , Tachycardia, Ventricular/diagnosis , Tachycardia, Ventricular/physiopathology , Chest Pain/etiology , Diagnosis, Differential , Emergency Service, Hospital , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Tachycardia, Supraventricular/diagnosis , Tachycardia, Supraventricular/physiopathology , Tachycardia, Ventricular/complicationsSubject(s)
Electrocardiography , Myocardial Infarction/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Humans , Middle AgedABSTRACT
A 28-year-old man presented to the ER with ill-defined, intermittent, left anterior thoracic pain for about 1 week. The patient was taking insulin to control his type I diabetes mellitus. The 12-lead tracing shown below was recorded during his short stay in the ER.