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PO-04-003 NEOSTIGMINE FACILITATES MAPPING AND ABLATION OF ACCESSORY PATHWAY MEDIATED SVT

HeartRhythm

Ablation for WPW can be challenging when there is intermittent or weakened accessory pathway conduction. Cardiac effects include bradycardia and AV conduction delay. Neostigmine is an anticholinesterase drug used to antagonize non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (often in conjunction with glycopyrrolate or atropine).

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Ganglionated plexus modulation inducing vagal response during pulsed field ablation for atrial fibrillation: a blessing in disguise

HeartRhythm

The authors should be congratulated on their study, concluding that initiating pulsed field ablation (PFA) from the right superior PV (RSPV) could potentially prevent vagal pauses caused by PFA of the left PV antrum, thereby eliminating the necessity for pacing support.

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Transvenous catheter ablation of a posteroseptal accessory pathway in a patient with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome

HeartRhythm

In a case report published in 1984 in the New England Journal of Medicine, Figure 1 was an electrocardiogram that showed sinus bradycardia with a short PR interval and prominent delta waves, with a pattern of preexcitation typical of a posteroseptal accessory pathway (PSAP).1

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Wide-complex tachycardia that didn’t follow the rules

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Detail of Flutter waves The rate of the flutter waves matches the rate of the WCT (about 200/m), proving that the presenting WCT had been 1:1 atrial flutter. The subsequent EP study could not induce VT, only atrial fibrillation. Ablation to prevent recurrent flutter was performed.

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Rationale and design of the NEO-NORMAL-AF study examination of the usefulness of implantable loop recorder for arrhythmia detection including atrial fibrillation in heart failure with non-reduced ejection fraction cases: a pilot study

Open Heart

The aim of this study is to investigate the usefulness of an implantable loop recorder (ILR) for arrhythmia detection including atrial fibrillation (AF) in HFnon-rEF patients after discharge. Methods and analysis This is a multicentre single arm study to evaluate the usefulness of ILR for detecting arrhythmia.

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Conventional computer ECG algorithm misses another potentially deadly abnormality. How does AI perform?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

This ECG shows sinus bradycardia with massively long QT (or QU?) Especially when present in the setting of bradycardia and syncopal episodes, this is very worrisome for high risk of lethal dysrhythmias including polymorphic ventricular fibrillation (termed Torsades when in the setting of long QT). interval, at over 600 msec.

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New lessons, from the old chapters of Atrial fibrillation

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

Atrial fibrillation: Think locally act globally It is clear, except in specific situations like HT, LVH, HFpEF, and other left (or right )sided structural heart diseases, the bulk of the AF is part of systemic destabilization of neuro-metabolic homeostasis. Epicardial Fat and Atrial Fibrillation: A Review. 2017.11.001.