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Normal angiogram one week prior. Must be myocarditis then?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The ECG does not show any definite signs of ischemia. It is unclear if the patient was pain free at this time. In fact, the ECG was described as normal, and without serial ECGs or prior ECGs for comparison it could be. Initial high sensitivity troponin I returned at 6ng/L (normal 0.20

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Extreme Bradycardia: a Case-Based Lesson in Pacing

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

For instance, if there were inappropriate sinus bradycardia at less than 60 bpm, the atrial pacer would take over if it is programmed to wait 1 second before firing. The T-waves of both of these beats have, coincidentally , a superimposed P-wave Clinical course: The potassium was normal, there was no ischemia or drug toxicity.

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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

The ECG shows sinus tachycardia with RBBB and LAFB, without clear additional superimposed signs of ischemia. Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ). Chest trauma was suspected on initial exam. Here is his initial ECG around 1330: What do you think?

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A Middle-Aged male with Chest Pain and an Unusual ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Followup ECG: No Change Absence of evolution is the best evidence against ischemia as the etiology. I was taught that the tell-tale sign of ischemia vs an electrical abnormality was in the hx, i.e. chest pain for the ischemia and potential syncope for brugada. Ischemia/infarction. Bradycardia. Hypothermia.

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Tachycardia, fever to 105, and ischemic ST Elevation -- a Bridge too Far

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

But when the clinical presentation is sepsis, one must entertain the possibility that the ST elevation is due to demand ischemia, or some other process, and exacerbated by tachycardia. CLICK HERE — for the ESC/ACC/AHA/WHF 2018 Consensus Document on the 4th Universal Definition of MI, in which these concepts are discussed and illustrated.

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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

Baseline bradycardia in endurance athletes limits the use of ß-blockers. These include: i ) Use of rate-slowing medication ( ie, ß-blockers, digoxin, verapamil/diltiazem, etc. ) ; ii ) Acute or recent infarction or ischemia; iii ) Hypothyroidism; iv ) Neurologic injury; v ) Electrolyte disturbance; and , vi ) Sleep apnea.