Cardiology
ECG Challenge
Just a Case of The Flu?
An 80-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with chest tightness and palpitations over the past three hours. She called her...
Medicolegal Issues
Abdominal Pain, Rapid Heart Rate After Cardiac Catheterization
ECG Challenge
Exertional Dyspnea Forces Man to Leave Job and Gain Weight
A 42-year-old man has a two-year history of exertional dyspnea. In the past six months, his condition has become significant enough to force him...
ECG Challenge
Woman with Chest Pain While in Mexico
For two weeks, a Spanish-speaking woman, 60, has experienced substernal chest pain and shortness of breath. The pain began while she was visiting...
ECG Challenge
Basketball Player with Continuous Palpitations
The charge nurse in the emergency department (ED) calls to tell you that one of your patients, a 19-year-old man, has just presented with a three-...
ECG Challenge
Abrupt Onset Palpitations
An 18-year-old man has palpitations that occur with variable frequency: sometimes several times per day, and often weeks without an occurrence....
Commentary
A Clinician's View: What It's Like to Have a Stroke
ECG Challenge
Marathon Runner Needs Preoperative Work-Up
In celebration of his 50th birthday, a man with no prior medical problems decides to run a marathon. He has run a few 5K and 10K events in the...
ECG Challenge
A History of Palpitations and Dizziness
A 20-year-old woman is involved in a motor vehicle accident. Her car was hit from behind while stopped at a light, with the force of impact...
CE/CME
Diastolic Heart Failure
Heart failure affects nearly 5.8 million people in the United States, with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction in one-third to one-half...