Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 2, 2025

Finally, do a coronary angiogram Possible alternative to pacing is to give a beta-1 agonist to increase heart rate. For more on Torsades de Pointes vs PMVT See My Comment in the October 18, 2023 post and the September 2, 2024 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog ). Discontinue all QT proloning medications, including azithromycin 6.

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Tachycardia Cardiomyopathy Blog Bradycardia 115

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4118882-A4118882, November 12, 2024. Her heart failure was due to the fistula as she had no coronary artery disease on coronary angiogram. Introduction:Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) accounts for 3.5% of all congenital cardiac anomalies.

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Heart Failure Coronary Angiogram Echocardiogram Aneurysm 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4142716-A4142716, November 12, 2024. Background:Heavily calcified coronary bifurcation lesions present significant challenges during percutaneous coronary intervention, particularly during atherectomy due to the risk of side branch occlusion from plaque shift.

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Coronary Angiogram Stenosis Plaque Stent 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4142012-A4142012, November 12, 2024. addition to diagnostic coronary angiogram, advances in noninvasive cardiac imaging allow further identification and characterization of these fistulae. No murmur or extra heart sound were heard, and the lung sounds were normal.

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft 40

Coronary Artery Bypass Graft ACE Inhibitor Coronary Angiogram Aneurysm 40

Circulation

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Circulation, Volume 150, Issue Suppl_1 , Page A4135360-A4135360, November 12, 2024. A repeat coronary angiogram was unremarkable. Case presentation:A 64-year-old man presented with one day of chest pain. Initial evaluation showed elevated cardiac enzymes (CE) and normal eosinophil count. Electrocardiogram (EKG) was unremarkable.

Myocardial Infarction 40

Myocardial Infarction Coronary Angiogram Echocardiogram Chest Pain 40

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JUNE 19, 2024

The patient was taken emergently to the cath lab for a pericardiocentesis instead of a coronary angiogram. in My Comment in the January 13, 2024 post in Dr. Smith's ECG Blog — in which I review the importance of considering filter settings when assessing if the rhythm in a given ECG is or is not paced? ).

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Chest Pain Pericarditis Pacemaker STEMI 60

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A coronary angiogram was done that did not show significant coronary artery disease. Had there been recurrent episodes of pause-dependent TdP, temporary ventricular pacing at a higher heart rate would have been indicated to suppress the pauses and in that way decreasing the risk of further episodes of TdP.

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Cardiac Arrest Cardiomyopathy Arrhythmia Atrial Fibrillation 67