Category Cardiology
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Dressler syndrome

Dressler syndrome: Fibrinous or fibrinohaemorrhagic secondary pericarditis that occurs as a result of injury to the heart or pericardium, either from myocardial infarction (MI) or cardiac surgery. Also known as post myocardial infarction syndrome

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Pacemaker Panic #2

An ECG case of pacemaker failure. Can you guess the underlying cause of the Pacemaker Panic?

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ECG Case 080

This 53 year old male presented to ED following an episode of collapse. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG Brugada

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Winter is Coming

A case of anterior MI presenting with De Winter T waves. Learn to recognise this sign of critical LAD stenosis on the ECG...

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ECG Case 079

57 year old female presents following a collapse at work. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG

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Another Widow Maker

A 55 year old man presents with a good chest pain story that makes you nervous. A review of ST elevation in aVR and LMCA Stenosis

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David Drummond

Sir David Drummond (1852–1932) was an English physician. Drummond sign of tracheal whiff with thoracic aortic aneurysm 1908

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ECG Case 078

These ECGs are from a 58 yr old male reviewed in a rural setting, approximately ~2500 km from the nearest tertiary centre. Describe and interpret these ECGs. LITFL Top 100 ECG

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ICE 005: Collapse ECG

A 27 year old man had a dizzy spell and then collapsed while playing indoor soccer. Bystanders thought that he had a brief loss of consciousness but he woke up quickly and now feels well. Describe his ECG

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VT or not VT

"VT or not VT? That is the question..." you muse. Then your patient Bill says "A shock, a shock, my kingdom for a shock"...