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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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ECG Blog #416 — Is the Rhythm and ECG related?

Ken Grauer, MD

Whatever today's rhythm turns out to be — the "good news" is that the bradycardia and degree of AV block is likely to improve as soon as there is reperfusion of the "culprit" artery ( Therefore need for prompt cath with PCI ).

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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. 2014 May-Jun;66(3):392-3. In stage IV, this restrictive filling pattern remains fixed even during Valsalva maneuver. Initial stages (I to III) are considered reversible with treatment. 2012; 126: 138-141.

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7 steps to missing posterior Occlusion MI, and how to avoid them

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Sinus bradycardia, normal conduction, normal axis, normal R wave progression, no hypertrophy. 2014 AHA/ACC guideline for the management of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. What do you think?

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