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A 50-something with Regular Wide Complex Tachycardia: What to do if electrical cardioversion does not work?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

If you don't know what the dysrhythmia is, then try procainamide. The fact that the 50yo man in today's case has known coronary disease ( including exercise-induced angina over the previous 3 months ) — means that even before looking at his initial ECG — statistical odds that his regular WCT rhythm will be VT are at least 90%.

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A young woman with palpitations. What med is she on? With what medication is she non-compliant? What management?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Flecainide : This is a potentially dangerous Na channel blocker which can cause ventricular dysrhythmias including ventricular fibrillation. Before continuing flecainide, he had me get on a treadmill at full dose and at full exercise (18 minutes) and measured the QRS to be certain that the QRS did not lengthen at all. Coincidence?).