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What is the rhythm? And is there new left bundle branch block (LBBB)?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Is there ischemia? In other words, after reperfusion therapy for STEMI, the appearance of AIVR is usually a good sign, meaning that the artery is reperfused. Our electrophysiologist, Rehan Karim, states he has ablated AVNR"T" ("T" because it is not tachycardia) in a 90 year old, and that he has seen rate-related BBB at very slow rates.

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Chest pain and anterior ST depression. What’s the cause(s)?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

But it doesn’t meet STEMI criteria, and was not identified by the computer or the over-reading cardiologist. Still no WPW pattern, and more obvious inferoposterior OMI, but still STEMI negative. 2] Conduction through the accessory pathway can be intermittent (with different degrees of pre-excitation), and affected by ischemia.

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What are treatment options for this rhythm, when all else fails?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The ECG shows obvious STEMI(+) OMI due to probable proximal LAD occlusion. There is no definite evidence of acute ischemia. (ie, Simply stated — t he patient was having recurrent PMVT without Q Tc prolongation, and without evidence of ongoing transmural ischemia. ( The below ECG was recorded.

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Why many Ischemic VTs are not abolished by revascularization ?

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

Relationship between Ischemia and arrhythmia While the relationship between Ischemia and VT is really complex, the term “Ischemic VT” itself adds more twists. Even here, it is the associated factors, like hypoxia or acidosis are the triggers which of course are resultant of Ischemia. Reference 1. doi: 10.1161/CIRCEP.117.006120.