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A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There was a good outcome. I also believe that we physicians and medics are eager to treat dysrhythmias, and we want to see them even when they are not there. This is a letter to the Editor I wrote in 2010 that was not accepted for publication: It Is Not Surprising that Beta Blockade is not Dangerous in the Setting of Cocaine.

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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

Cardiac Syncope ("True Syncope") Independent Predictors of Adverse Outcomes condensed from multiple studies 1. These premonitory symptoms were negative predictors of adverse outcomes in EGSYS. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2010; 55:713-721, doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2009.09.049 Abnormal ECG – looks for cardiac syncope. 2007 Oct; 33(3): 233–239.