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Emergency transvenous temporary pacing during rotational atherectomy

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Background Rotational atherectomy (RA) during percutaneous coronary intervention may cause transient bradycardia or a higher-degree heart block. Traditionally, some operators use prophylactic transvenous pacing wire (TPW) to avoid haemodynamic complications associated with bradycardia.

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Paced QRS morphology mimicking complete left bundle branch block induced by right ventricular pacing is associated with pacing?induced cardiomyopathy

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

Methods We retrospectively screened 2009 patients who underwent pacemaker implantation from 2010 to 2020 in seven institutions. A CLBBB-like paced QRS was defined as meeting the CLBBB criteria of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Foundation/Heart Rhythm Society in 2009.

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From The Vault: RBBB

EMS 12-Lead

Original publication date July, 2009. We have borderline sinus bradycardia with 1 ° AVB and occasional PACs. ECG diagnosis: Borderline sinus bradycardia, 1st degree AVB, RBBB, and occasional PACs. Concept Review How do you identify right bundle branch block (RBBB) on the 12 lead ECG? What’s the rhythm?

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Assessment of LV Diastolic Function by Echo in SR and AF

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Use of drugs producing bradycardia like beta blockers in stages III and IV may precipitate low output state. 2009 Sep;17(3):86-95. In stage IV, this restrictive filling pattern remains fixed even during Valsalva maneuver. Initial stages (I to III) are considered reversible with treatment. Stage IV is considered as advanced. Ha J et al.

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75 year old with 24 hours of chest pain, STEMI negative

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There’s sinus bradycardia, normal conduction, normal axis, delayed R wave progression, and normal voltages. The patient has a history of CABG so some of these changes could be old, but with ongoing chest pain and bradycardia in a high risk patient this is still acute OMI until proven otherwise. Sinus bradycardia.” Busk et al.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

PVCs N ot generally considered abnormal ECG findings: Isolated PAC, First Degree AV Block, Sinus bradycardia at a rate of 35-45, and Nonspecific ST-T abnormalities (even if different from a previous ECG). Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful.