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Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

IMPRESSION: The finding of sinus bradycardia with 1st-degree AV block + marked sinus arrhythmia + the change in PR interval from beat #5-to-beat #6 — suggests a form of vagotonic block ( See My Comment in the October 9, 2020 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ). Initial high sensitivity troponin I returned at 6ng/L (normal 0.20

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ECG Blog #382 — What Does the Holter Show?

Ken Grauer, MD

to 1828 msec. ) — which corresponds to a variation in the rate of sinus bradycardia from 36-to-33/minute. This makes sense given that the underlying rhythm in today's case appears to be marked sinus bradycardia and arrhythmia , with a ventricular escape rhythm appearing when the SA node rate drops below 33/minute.

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A teenager involved in a motor vehicle collision with abnormal ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ). NOTE: Prediction of cardiac contusion "severity" on the basis of cardiac arrhythmias and ECG findings — is an imperfect science. RBBB in blunt chest trauma seems to be indicative of several RV injury. QTc prolongation.

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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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New lessons, from the old chapters of Atrial fibrillation

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

We don’t need to think deep, to realize, modalities which take on this arrhythmia head-on has a minuscule role at the population level. Any good physician can easily recognize and manage this arrhythmia with simple measures, advices and liberal use of beta blockers, without the need of tricky drugs like Amiodarone. 2017.11.001.

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See what happens when a left main thrombus evolves from subtotal occlusion to total occlusion.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The arrhythmia spontaneously converted before defibrillation was achieved. As per Dr. Nossen — today's initial ECG ( LEFT tracing in Figure-2 ) shows sinus bradycardia with QRS widening due to bifascicular block ( RBBB/LAHB ). The patient was rushed to the nearest emergency department (non-PCI facility) for stabilization.

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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. 2018 Sep;27(9):1052-1062.