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Electrocardiographic T-wave inversion: differential diagnosis in the chest pain patientGeoffrey E Hayden
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:252-62. 2002....- Premature atherosclerosis and acute coronary syndrome in systemic lupus erythematosusAmal Mattu
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:696-703. 2005..Relevant pathophysiology and diagnostic strategies are discussed... - Additional electrocardiographic leads in the ED chest pain patient: right ventricular and posterior leadsMichael P Somers
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottseville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:563-73. 2003..The use of the additional leads might not only confirm the presence of AMI, but also provide a more accurate reflection of the true extent of myocardial damage... - Wide-complex tachycardia: beyond the traditional differential diagnosis of ventricular tachycardia vs supraventricular tachycardia with aberrant conductionHeather Hollowell
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:876-89. 2005..These tachycardias are diverse; as such, the pathophysiology behind each form of WCT includes toxic, metabolic, and conduction system dysfunction mechanisms... - Apparent wide complex tachycardia after ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionKevin S Barlotta
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0699, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:362-7. 2006 - The prominant T wave: electrocardiographic differential diagnosisMichael P Somers
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:243-51. 2002..We also recommend that the designation hyperacute should refer exclusively to the prominent T waves of ST-segment elevation AMI... - The electrocardiogram in the patient with syncopeJacqueline Dovgalyuk
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:688-701. 2007..The general use of the 12-lead ECG in this patient population is discussed. Furthermore, specific electrocardiographic presentations seen in the patient with syncope are also reviewed... - Electrocardiographic manifestations of Wellens' syndromeJoseph Rhinehardt
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:638-43. 2002..It is vital that the physician recognize these changes and the association with critical LAD obstruction and significant risk for anterior wall myocardial infarction... - Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: electrocardiographic manifestations and other important considerations for the emergency physicianBrian S Kelly
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mount Carmel Health System, Columbus, OH 43123, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:72-9. 2007..Therefore, it is imperative that emergency physicians be familiar with the symptoms and typical electrocardiogram manifestations of HCM. Three illustrative cases are presented with a review of the disease... - The Brugada syndromeAmal Mattu
Department of Surgery/Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Emerg Med 21:146-51. 2003..Therefore, it is imperative that all emergency physicians be familiar with the typical ECG manifestations of Brugada syndrome. Three illustrative cases are presented with a review of the syndrome... - Electrocardiographic manifestations of hypothermiaAmal Mattu
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:314-26. 2002..A thorough knowledge of these findings is important for prompt diagnosis and treatment of hypothermia. Six cases are presented that show these important ECG manifestations of hypothermia... - The electrocardiogram in right ventricular myocardial infarctionSteven Moye
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, PO Box 800699, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 23:793-9. 2005..Patients with inferior wall STEMI with RV infarction have a markedly worse prognosis (both acute cardiovascular complications and death) compared with patients with isolated inferior wall STEMI... - Body surface mapping in the ED evaluation of the patient with chest pain: use of the 80-lead electrocardiogram systemWesley H Self
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:87-112. 2006..Output from BSM is displayed in a 12-lead ECG format, an 80-lead ECG format, and on color contour maps. The color contour maps can be displayed on a torso image or as a flat map... - Abdominal pain in the elderlyJoseph P Martinez
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 South Paca Street, Sixth Floor, Suite 200, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 24:371-88, vii. 2006..Vascular catastrophes are more likely to be seen in this population, and a broad differential diagnosis needs to be considered... - The "cardiac" literature in 2006: an annotated review for the emergency physicianAmal Mattu
Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 25:960-76. 2007 - Intraventricular conduction abnormality--an electrocardiographic algorithm for rapid detection and diagnosisDaniel Garcia
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA
Am J Emerg Med 27:492-502. 2009..After a review of these IVCDs, a simplified algorithm that will aid in the electrocardiographic diagnosis of these conduction abnormalities is presented... - Intraventricular conduction abnormalitiesRobert L Rogers
Department of Surgery Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 419 West Redwood Street, Suite 280, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 24:41-51, vi. 2006..It is useful to categorize conduction abnormalities, or blocks, by the number of fascicles involved. This article reviews intraventricular conduction abnormalities... - The cardiac literature 2007Amal Mattu
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 26:817-33. 2008 - Appropriate cardiac cath lab activation: optimizing electrocardiogram interpretation and clinical decision-making for acute ST-elevation myocardial infarctionIvan C Rokos
UCLA Olive View, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Am Heart J 160:995-1003, 1003.e1-8. 2010.... - Infectious diseases in emergency medicine. ForewordAmal Mattu
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 110 S. Paca Street, 6th Floor, Suite 100, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 26:xv-xvi. 2008 - Electrocardiographic ST segment elevation: left ventricular aneurysmJohn Engel
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 20:238-42. 2002..This article focuses on the electrocardiographic findings useful in making the diagnosis of left ventricular aneurysm as well as distinguishing LVA from other STE syndromes... - ED predictors of upper gastrointestinal tract bleeding in patients without hematemesisMichael D Witting
Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:280-5. 2006..CONCLUSION: Black stool, age less than 50 years, and blood urea nitrogen/creatinine ratio of 30 or greater independently predict an upper GI tract bleeding source... - Modern management of cardiogenic pulmonary edemaAmal Mattu
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, 21201, USA
Emerg Med Clin North Am 23:1105-25. 2005..Some specific medications and noninvasive positive pressure ventilation have been shown to be safe and rapidly effective in improving patients' symptoms and improve outcomes... - Serum phosphate abnormalities in the emergency departmentJoseph R Shiber
Department of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA
J Emerg Med 23:395-400. 2002..Hemodialysis may be required for severe hyperphosphatemia with symptomatic hypocalcemia... - Malaria: a rising incidence in the United StatesDavid A Jerrard
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, USA
J Emerg Med 23:23-33. 2002..With international travel continuing to rise, there is strong reason to consider malaria as a source of fever... - Electrocardiographic applications of lead aVRKelly Williamson
School of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
Am J Emerg Med 24:864-74. 2006....