Remove 2023 Remove Dysrhythmia Remove Echocardiogram
article thumbnail

Torsade in a patient with left bundle branch block: is there a long QT? (And: Left Bundle Pacing).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Because she has cardiomyopathy and ventricular dysrhythmias, the pacer included an Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Echo 6 days later after CRT: Normal estimated left ventricular ejection fraction. The septum is punctured with the active fixation screw of the lead - so essentially you bore the septum with the screw helix."

article thumbnail

A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. There were no dysrhythmias on cardiac monitor during observation. The patient proceeded to cath where all coronaries were described as normal with no evidence of any CAD, spasm, or any other abnormality. No more troponins were done.