Case 17: A 38-Year-Old Man in the EP Clinic History Diagnosis History A 38-year-old lawyer is referred to the Electrophysiology Clinic following an episode of near-syncope. He was discovered to have an abnormal ECG when he was 30 year old, during a routine assessment after he applied for life insurance. The ECG findings remain unchanged: …
Case 54: A 45-Year-Old Man in the Emergency Department History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis ECG 4 ECG 4 Diagnosis History This 45-year-old man presents to the Emergency Department with atypical chest pain for the past two hours. He reports occasional palpitations, usually at night, subsiding spontaneously after 15-30 …
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Case 96: A 38-Year-Old Man who Fainted History Diagnosis Electrophysiologic Study ECG 2 Diagnosis History This 38-year-old man was brought to the Emergency Department after an episode of syncope. During the previous night, when getting up to urinate he felt transiently dizzy. He returned to bed, and and promptly his symptoms improved. On the way …
Case 150: A 53-Year-Old Man with an Abnormal ECG History Diagnosis History A 53-year-old man was referred to cardiology for an ECG abnormality discovered during an episode of left anterior chest pain. An exercise myocardial perfusion scan, echocardiogram, and chest X-ray were all normal. During 24-hour monitoring, the ECG abnormalities did not change: Diagnosis Type …
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Case 59: A 69-Year-Old Man with Recurrent Syncope History Diagnosis ECG 2 ECG 2 Diagnosis ECG 3 ECG 3 Diagnosis History This 69-year-old man is admitted after a nocturnal episode of loss of consciousness and seizures, that was witnessed by his wife. He was pale, pulseless and stopped breathing. His wife started CPR and called …
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