ECG Case 106
70 y/o male from Case 105 underwent DC cardioversion and this is his post cardioversion ECG. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
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ECG Case 105
ECG is from a 70yr old male who presented with chest pain and palpitations. Describe and interpret this ECG. LITFL Top 100 ECG
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Biography Medical Eponyms Landouzy-Déjérine syndrome First to describe and publish 9 cases of Landouzy-Déjérine syndrome (facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy) in the third edition of De l’électrisation localisée in 1872: 219-220 Key Medical Attributions Duchenne smile Controversies Major Publications References Biography Eponymous…
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