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

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It should be kept in mind that on occasions, beta-one agonist can result in increased ventricular ectopy e.g., in severe myocardial ischemia (by increasing myocardial demand), or sometimes with congenital long-QT syndrome. Smith, this can be accomplished by either using beta-one agonists or temporary transvenous pacing.

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

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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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A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

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There were no dysrhythmias on cardiac monitor during observation. This discussion comes from this previous post: Hyperthermia and ST Elevation Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. He was found to be influenza positive. Is there fever again?

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Syncope, chest pain, and inferior ST Elevation with Reciprocal ST depression in aVL

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Doesn't this necessarily mean that he was having ischemia? He was admitted for monitoring and had no dysrhythmias. Although this is not a common phenomenon You will see it on occasion ( See the June 30, 2023 post the November 27, 2023 post and the July 24, 2013 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ). She is very good.