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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

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It was reportedly a PEA arrest; there was no recorded V Fib and no defibrillation. Perhaps the most common would be fixed CAD and post-cardiac arrest causing hypotension and low flow through the chronic lesion, resulting in true transmural injury but subsides when normal perfusion is returned. CPR was initiated immediately.

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Upon arrival to the emergency department, a senior emergency physician looked at the ECG and said "Nothing too exciting."

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She was defibrillated and resuscitated. J Electrocardiol [Internet] 2022;Available from: [link] Cardiology opinion: Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy (EF 30-35%) V Fib Cardiac arrest Prolonged QTC NSTEMI (Smith comment: is it NSTEMI or is it Takotsubo? -- these are entirely different) Moderate single-vessel CAD.