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ECG #413 — A Pre-Op ECG in an ASx Patient

Ken Grauer, MD

Looking first at the long-lead II rhythm strip — there is significant bradycardia , with a heart R ate just under 40/minute. But the point to emphasize — is that it should only take seconds to recognize that there is bradycardia from significant AV block. = Would you approve her for a nonemergent surgical procedure?

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What is athlete’s heart?

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Athlete’s bradycardia due to increased parasympathetic tone and decreased sympathetic tone is a well-known observation. Though sinus bradycardia is usual, other abnormalities like sinus arrhythmia, sinus arrest, wandering atrial pacemaker and coronary sinus rhythm have been described. 2012 Jun;98(12):947-55. Circulation.

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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. Circulation. 2012; 126: 138-141. In stage IV, this restrictive filling pattern remains fixed even during Valsalva maneuver. Initial stages (I to III) are considered reversible with treatment. References Beaudoin J et al.

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What is strange about this paroxysmal atrial fibrillation in an otherwise healthy patient? And what happened after giving ibutilide?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

IF the Patient is Younger and Athletic: The mechanism of AFib in younger, athletic individuals is often heavily influenced by increased vagal tone ( Rao and Shipon — ACC, 2019 — and — Calvo et al — Br J Sports Med, 2012 ). Baseline bradycardia in endurance athletes limits the use of ß-blockers.

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Cost of Cardiovascular Disease Event and Cardiovascular Disease Treatment–Related Complication Hospitalizations in the United States

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality & Outcomes

Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, Ahead of Print. Acute kidney injury was the most frequent possible treatment complication (515 000 per year), and bradycardia had the highest mean hospitalization costs ($17 400 [95% CI, $17 200–$17 500]).CONCLUSIONS:The

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Hyperthermia and ST Elevation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Circulation, 117, 1890–1893. [3]: Heart Rhythm, 13(7): 1515-1520. [2]: 2]: Junttila MJ, Gonzalez M, Lizotte E, Benito B, Vernooy K, Sarkozy A, Huikuri HV, Brugada P, Brugada J, Brugada R. Induced Brugada-type electrocardiogram, a sign for imminent malignant arrhythmias. Brugada electrocardiographic pattern induced by fever.