Meeting
Abstract Number: 362
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 43 year-old man with history of alcohol abuse presented with progressive shortness of breath. He was found with severe pneumonia and subsequently developed cardiac arrest. Initial EKG suggested anteroseptal infarct, age undetermined; troponin was elevated with a peak of 0.188 ng/mL (normal <0.031 ng/mL). A left heart catheterization (LHC) revealed non-obstructive coronary […]
Abstract Number: 514
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 68-year-old man with a history of atrial flutter and recurrent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds (GIBs) with no clear etiology identified presented for planned direct current synchronized cardioversion. Patient had failed multiple rate and rhythm control regimens as well as radiofrequency ablations. He was placed on unfractionated heparin prior to cardioversion but developed recurrent […]
Abstract Number: 573
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Case Presentation: A 57 year old female with history of systemic mastocytosis, hypertension and dyslipidemia presented to the emergency department with complaints of intermittent sub-sternal chest pain for 7 days. On presentation, vital signs were normal. Electrocardiogram (EKG) was done which revealed ST segment elevation in the anterior leads. Patient’s serum troponin I and CK-MB […]