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Aborted sudden death in a young male.
T he Emergency Medical Service (EMS) crew was asked to attend to a 40 year old man, after he suddenly lost consciousness in the midst of a family get together at his home. On arrival, the EMS crew found him to be unresponsive and pulseless. The initial ‘‘paddles on’’ electrocardiogram (ECG) showed ventricular fibrillation and patient was successfully cardioverted. (two direct current shocks: 20...
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The ECG done on his arrival at the emergency room (see questions) shows (i) sinus tachycardia, (ii) a QRS complex that ends with a positive deflection (or prominent J wave) that is, a rsR9 pattern in V1 and V2, and (iii) an elevated downsloping ST segment ending in a small negative T-wave deflection. This ECG pattern in someone with a history of syncopy and documented ventricular fibrillation/a...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1936-8798
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2019.06.023