COPD exacerbation, what do the ECG and bedside echo show?
A woman in her 60s presented with a COPD exacerbation. She also complained of some sharp chest pain with coughing. She was in moderate…
Diffuse ST elevation and Chest pain in an Agitated Middle-aged male: Anterior STEMI or Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy?
A male in his 40’s was discharged from the ED after evaluation for chronic back pain. He was denied opiate medication and was very…
Two more Cases of Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy
Case 1. This is the ECG of a 50 yo old woman who collapsed, was found to have a pulse, but then found to be in ventricular tachycardia. She…
Takotsubo Stress Cardiomyopathy
Unfortunately, the ultrasound images of this case were lost. Briefly, this woman without significant cardiac history went into pulmonary edema…