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ECG Blog #409 — Every-Other-Beat.

Ken Grauer, MD

Clinically: Initial treatment of AFlutter is the same, regardless of whether the rotation direction is CW or CCW — so this distinction is not important to the emergency provider ( Cosio — Arrhythmia & EP Review 6(2):55-62, 2017 ). ECG Blog #242 — Reviews rate -related BBB. ECG Blog #32 — More on rate-related BBB.

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Orthostatic hypotension onset after invasive procedure?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He suffered from symptomatic bradycardia and falls for over a month and was seen by another cardiologist specifically for presyncope, and still the problem went unrecognized despite ongoing ECG evidence of pacemaker malfunction, and imaging proving lead dislodgement. In contrast to monitor mode — a broader passband ( typically from 0.05

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How a pause can cause cardiac arrest

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Most Torsades is the result of a pause-dependent effect that predisposes to development of the malignant arrhythmia ( Dohadwala et al — Heart Rhythm Case Rep 3(2):115-119, 2017 ).

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12 Example Cases of Use of 3- and 4-variable formulas, plus Simplified Formula, to differentiate normal STE from subtle LAD occlusion

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

J Electrocardiology 50(5):561-569; September/October 2017. Patient presentation is important This was a 60-something with acute chest pain: There is sinus bradycardia at a rate of 44. In case you were wondering about the T-waves and bradycardia, the K was normal. Why bradycardia? Go here to find excel applets.

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Orchestra BioMed Announces Initiation of BACKBEAT Pivotal Study of AVIM Therapy in Hypertensive Pacemaker Patients

DAIC

Our collaboration with Orchestra BioMed will explore how cardiac pacing can go beyond management of bradycardia and conduction disease to treat hypertension as well,” said Robert C. Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics – 2017 Update: A Report from the American Heart Association. 2017; 135: e146. Kowal, M.D., Circulation.

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What are treatment options for this rhythm, when all else fails?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There was no evidence bradycardia leading up to the runs of PMVT ( as tends to occur with Torsades ). If there had been — a temporary atrial pacemaker could have been considered as a way of increasing the heart rate to suppress a bradycardia-dependent arrhythmia ("overdrive pacing").

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QT Correction Formulas Compared to The Rule of Thumb ("Half the RR")

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The rule of thumb is less accurate, and the risk is higher because a long QT in the presence of bradycardia ("pause dependent" Torsades) predisposes to Torsades. 6) Use a different rule of thumb for bradycardia : Manually approximate both the QT and the RR interval. Heart 2002;87:220228 This 2017 article by Vandenberk B et al.