Open AccessPoint-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) and Epsilon wave
Author(s) -
Wong Choc Ky,
Mohd Hashairi Fauzi,
Andey Rahman,
Mohd Faiz Mohd Shukri,
Tuan Hairulnizam Tuan Kamauzaman,
Mohd Najib Abdul Ghani
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
international journal of human and health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2523-692X
DOI - 10.31344/ijhhs.v6i1.389
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , hypertrophic cardiomyopathy , sudden cardiac death , cardiomyopathy , emergency department , sudden death , j wave , heart failure , psychiatry
Arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) is often underdiagnosed in ruling out the cardiac cause for any syncope. It is an inherited cardiomyopathy characterized by fibro-fatty replacement of right ventricular myocardium. ARVC is the second most common cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) after hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM), causing up to 20% of SCD in younger patients (age <35 yo). The prevalence is 1:5000 people overall. We described a case report of suspected ARVC and the role of bedside electrocardiography (ECG) and point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) in Emergency Department.International Journal of Human and Health Sciences Vol. 06 No. 01 January’22 Page: 136-139