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ECG Blog #399 — Which Laddergram is Correct?

Ken Grauer, MD

With P waves labeled — Isn't it now much easier to appreciate that the atrial rhythm is quite regular ( with no more than a slight sinus arrhythmia )? P utting I t A ll T ogether : The precise mechanism of today's arrhythmia is complex and difficult to determine. For those with a special interest in cardiac arrhythmias — READ ON! —

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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DISCUSSION: The 12-lead EKG EMS initially obtained for this patient showed severe ischemia, with profound "infero-lateral" ST depression and reciprocal ST elevation in lead aVR. The ECG cannot diagnose the etiology of ischemia; it only the presence of ischemia, from whatever etiology.

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ECG Blog #371 — Palpitations Since Childhood.

Ken Grauer, MD

While medical trial of an antiarrhythmic agent can at times be undertaken ( assuming the clinician remains at the bedside throughout the process ) — synchronized cardioversion is often favored for treatment of AFib with WPW, given the exceedingly rapid ventricular response with this arrhythmia. What do YOU see?

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90 year old with acute chest and epigastric pain, and diffuse ST depression with reciprocal STE in aVR: activate the cath lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His response: “subendocardial ischemia. Smith : It should be noted that, in subendocardial ischemia, in contrast to OMI, absence of wall motion abnormality is common. With the history of Afib, CTA abdomen was ordered to r/o mesenteric ischemia vs ischemic colitis vs small bowel obstruction. Anything more on history?

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Chest pain and anterior ST depression. What’s the cause(s)?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

2] Conduction through the accessory pathway can be intermittent (with different degrees of pre-excitation), and affected by ischemia. 3] So a patient with WPW can have the pattern induced by ischemia, and there is also a report of a patient with pre-existing WPW which was “ablated” by myocardial infarction after an LAD occlusion.[4]

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ECG Blog #401 — What Kind of Block?

Ken Grauer, MD

This suggests ischemia of uncertain duration. L addergram I llustration : At this point — I needed to work out, and then draw a laddergram that I could then verify to ensure a plausible mechanism for today's arrhythmia. There is deep, symmetric T wave inversion with a prolonged QTc interval in anterior leads V1,V2,V3.

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A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Prior to Mizusawa's study, it was thought that the incidence of syncope, arrhythmia, or SCD in this cohort was low [7]. In light of the risk of arrhythmia events observed in the Mizusawa trial, a formal EP study might be reasonable to obtain in those with fever induced asymptomatic Brugada ECG changes to help risk stratify these patients.