Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 24, 2023

And superimposed subendocardial ischemia pattern, of course. Flecainide : This is a potentially dangerous Na channel blocker which can cause ventricular dysrhythmias including ventricular fibrillation. For more on AFlutter — Please check out My Comment in the November 12, 2019 post and the May 1, 2023 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ).

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Atrial Flutter Blog Aortic Aortic valve 128

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Not all forms of idiopathic VT are predictable based on their ECG appearance ( Anderson et al, 2019 ). Anderson et al, 2019 ) — the chest lead LBBB pattern characteristic of LVOT ( as distinguished from RVOT ) — is that transition tends to occur earlier ( ie, by V1-V2 for LVOT vs after V3 or V4 for RVOT ).

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Tachycardia Heart Disease Ablation Dysrhythmia 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2020

There is no evidence of infarction or ischemia. Here is one full text article on the topic from Clinical Cardiology 2008: Diagnostic Approach and Treatment Strategy in Tachycardia-induced Cardiomyopathy Atrial Tachycardia (AT): another SVT in the ED Rapid dysrhythmia from non-sinus focus above AV node. H eart R ate C an H elp !

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Heart Failure Tachycardia Atrial Flutter Cardiomyopathy 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

The limb lead abnormalities appear to be part of the Brugada pattern, as described in this article: Inferior and Lateral Electrocardiographic RepolarizationAbnormalities in Brugada Syndrome Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias.

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Heart Rhythm Sudden Cardiac Death Arrhythmia STEMI 52