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VF arrest at home, no memory of chest pain. Angiography non-diagnostic. Does this patient need an ICD? You need all the ECGs to know for sure.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His daughter immediately started CPR and another family member called EMS. When EMS arrived the patient was in ventricular fibrillation. Given the presentation, the cardiologist stented the vessel and the patient returned to the ICU for ongoing critical care. They shocked him twice before return of spontaneous circulation.

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What will you do for this patient transferred to you who is now asymptomatic?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She also had non-acute CAD of the left main (50%) and LCX (75%). If for some reason the angiogram is delayed, they should receive maximal medical therapy in an ICU setting with continuous 12-lead ST segment monitoring under the close attention of a practitioner with advanced ECG interpretation training. They opened it. Ownbey et al.

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