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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

huge inf right lateral RV afib block vfib What is lurking underneath this new right bundle b. A 54 yo male with sudden chest pain. Computer says. QT Correction Formulas Compared to The Rule of Thu. Repost this one A 30-something with 8 hours of chest pain and an e.

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huge inf right lateral RV afib block vfib

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

huge inf right lateral RV afib block vfib What is lurking underneath this new right bundle b. Share to X Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest Labels: draft No comments: Post a Comment DEAR READER: I have loved receiving your comments, but I am no longer able to moderate them. A 54 yo male with sudden chest pain. Computer says.

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AFib Might Be Far More Common Than We Think

CardiacWire

A JACC study suggests that atrial fibrillation is far more prevalent than many previously thought, estimating that nearly one in 20 American adults have been diagnosed with the disease. age, 54% women, 50% White), finding that a whopping 2M (6.8%) of them had been diagnosed with AFib. adults would have AFib by 2020.

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RBBB and LAFB. Is it trifascicular block? The complexities of Wenckebach, with Ken Grauer analysis.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Here is the previous ECG from 2 months prior for pre-op for cataract surgery This appears to be atrial fibrillation with RBBB and LAFB. This was interpreted as "Atrial Fibrillation". This was interpreted as "Atrial Fibrillation". They compared to a previous ECG and thought they were identical.

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America’s Growing CVD Problem

CardiacWire

AFib Wakeup Call – A JACC study suggested that atrial fibrillation is far more prevalent than many thought. Analysis of 29M Californian’s records revealed that a whopping 2M (6.8%) of them had been diagnosed with AFib, with rates increased dramatically during the study period (4.49% in 2005-2009 >>> 6.82% in 2015-2019).

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AF and Dementia

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

AF stands for atrial fibrillation. There was a study in 2009 called the Intermountain Heart collaborative study which evaluated 37000 patients and followed them for development of AF and dementia and found that patients with AF were 44% more likely to develop dementia compared to patients without AF.