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ArticleCureus2023

Unexpected Causes and Complications of ST-Segment Myocardial Infarction That Highlight the Importance and Limitations of Point-of-Care Ultrasound in the Emergency Department.

Jordan Johnson, Daniel Romine, Matthew Flannigan, Joshua C Reynolds

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Jordan JohnsonEmergency Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, USA.
Daniel RomineEmergency Medicine, Corewell Health West, Grand Rapids, USA.
Matthew FlanniganEmergency Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, USA.
Joshua C ReynoldsEmergency Medicine, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Grand Rapids, USA.
Michigan State University · USCorewell HealthWest Health · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography is a valuable tool for Emergency Physicians evaluating a patient in shock. We describe a case report of ST-segment myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock and acute severe mitral valve regurgitation that was immediately identified by the Emergency Physician. However, subsequent testing revealed an unexpected unifying diagnosis. The diagnostic sequence in this case highlights the benefits and limitations of point-of-care ultrasound in the Emergency Department and reinforces its role to address discrete clinically relevant questions.

Indexed as

echocardiogram (echo)mitral valve insufficiencymyocardial infarctionpoint-of-care-ultrasoundvalvular endocarditis

Identifiers

PMID37025724
PMCPMC10072190
OpenAlexW4323050990

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