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Ventricular Fibrillation, ICD, LBBB, QRS of 210 ms, Positive Smith Modified Sgarbossa Criteria, and Pacemaker-Mediated Tachycardia

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Then I always look to see if the initial deflection of the QRS has a lot of voltage change per change in time (seen in tachycardias that are initiated from above the ventricle because the propagate through fast conducting purkinje fiber. Tachycardia exaggerates ST Elevation in LBBB and Paced rhythm 5. Pacemaker mediated tachycardia!

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COVID-19 vaccine and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

HeartRhythm

We would like to comment on the publication “Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome after COVID-19 vaccination [1].” This study evaluated patients who received the mRNA COVID-19 vaccine and then developed new or worsening symptoms of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS).

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ECG Blog #409 — Every-Other-Beat.

Ken Grauer, MD

RBBB is no longer seen after conversion to sinus rhythm — which supports our suspicion that the intermittent RBBB conduction seen every-other-beat during the tachycardia ( in Figure-1 ) was rate-related. Note that QRS morphology after conversion to sinus rhythm is very similar to QRS morphology of odd-numbered beats during the tachycardia.

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ECG Blog #434 — WHY Did this Patient Arrest?

Ken Grauer, MD

The rhythm is regular — at a rate just over 100/minute = sinus tachycardia ( ie, the R-R interval is just under 3 large boxes in duration ). Continuing with assessment of ECG #1 in Figure-2: The rhythm is sinus tachycardia at ~110/minute. Prompt cath is therefore advised if the post-ROSC shows an acute STEMI.

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Sudden Palpitations in a Young Adult

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The 2019 ESC Guidelines for the management of patients with supraventricular tachycardia indicated that IV Amiodarone should not be considered in these populations. More cases on WPW with atrial fibrillation : A young man with another episode of tachycardia. It may be safe to give IV Amiodarone. What is it? al (2020).

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Prevalence and clinical significance of arrhythmias during labour in women with structurally normal hearts

Open Heart

Methods This was a case–control study of women admitted in labour to one of eight hospitals of Northwell Health from January 2015 to June 2021. Objectives Examine the association between arrhythmias and adverse maternal outcomes in women with structurally normal hearts. Arrhythmia was previously diagnosed in 58.0% AF and 8.1%

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Infection and DKA, then sudden dyspnea while in the ED

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This is ischemic ST depression, and could be due to increasing tachycardia, with a heart rate over 130, but that is unlikely given that the patient is now complaining of crushing chest pain and that there was tachycardia all along. There is widespread ST depression. Figure-1: Comparison of the first 2 ECGs in today's case.