Ablation Chest Pain Tachycardia 
DAIC
JUNE 19, 2024
Cingolani, director of Cardiogenetics and Preclinical Research in the Department of Cardiology in the Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai, is exploring new ways to help patients with ventricular tachycardia (VT), a recurring, abnormally fast and irregular heartbeat that starts in the lower chambers, or ventricles, of the heart.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 16, 2024
He had no chest pain or shortness of breath. But it is not disorganized enough to be polymorphic ventricular tachycardia. The patient did well and was referred for ablation. Learning Points: Wide complex irregularly irregular tachycardias include PMVT, AF with WPW, and AF with aberrancy. What do you want to do?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 11, 2023
Written by Bobby Nicholson MD and Pendell Meyers A man in his 30s presented to the ED for evaluation of chest pain and palpitations. The ECGs show a wide complex, irregularly irregular tachycardia. At this point, the patient had been symptomatic for almost 5 hours, appeared unwell with chest pain and diaphoresis.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JUNE 28, 2023
A prehospital 12-lead was recorded: There is a regular wide complex tachycardia. The computer diagnosed this as Ventricular Tachycardia. There is a wide complex regular tachycardia at a rate of 226. Toothache, incidental Wide Complex Tachycardia Could it be fascicular VT or Bundle Branch VT ( i.e., idiopathic VT )?
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MAY 7, 2024
A 30-something presented with chest pain, palpitations, and SOB. The two ECGs above were texted to me with the text: "Young Guy came in in SVT but now in and out of irregular wide complex tachycardia. -- not sure if polymorphic VT vs. a fib with WPW." He has had similar symptoms for 4 years, but has never been evaluated.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 9, 2024
She had a single chamber ICD/Pacemaker implanted several years prior due to ventricular tachycardia. She presented to the emergency department after a couple of days of chest discomfort. Answer : The ECG above shows a regular wide complex tachycardia. Cardiac output (CO) was being maintained by the tachycardia.
Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology
DECEMBER 21, 2023
BACKGROUND:Inflammation may promote atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after catheter ablation. This study aimed to evaluate a short-term anti-inflammatory treatment with colchicine following ablation of AF.METHODS:Patients scheduled for ablation were randomized to receive colchicine 0.6 mg twice daily or placebo for 10 days.
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