AFIB Blog Dysrhythmia 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 24, 2024
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). This ECG shows sinus bradycardia with massively long QT (or QU?) interval, at over 600 msec.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
See these publications for more information Overall, management for cardiac contusion is mostly supportive unless surgical complications develop, involving appropriate treatment of dysrhythmias and hemodynamic instability. Other Arrhythmias ( PACs, PVCs, AFib, Bradycardia and AV conduction disorders — potentially lethal VT/VFib ).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 10, 2022
I sent it to 2 of my ECG nerd colleagues with no clinical information whatsoever, who instantly said: "Looks like afib with subendocardial ischemia and right heart strain pattern." "I The rhythm is rapid AFib. As noted above — it is not uncommon to see transient ST elevation with rapid AFib that resolves once the rate slows.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 5, 2020
Atrial dysrhythmias, and atrial fi brillation in particular, are frequently misdiagnosed by computer algorithms and then by the physician who overreads them. M Y A NSWER: The issue of whether C omputerized E CG I nterpretations are “at fault” for an inaccurate ECG diagnosis has been addressed numerous times on this blog. GET a 12-lead!
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 6, 2020
Here is one full text article on the topic from Clinical Cardiology 2008: Diagnostic Approach and Treatment Strategy in Tachycardia-induced Cardiomyopathy Atrial Tachycardia (AT): another SVT in the ED Rapid dysrhythmia from non-sinus focus above AV node. E CG # 2 in Figure-1 is from the October 16, 2019 post on Dr. Smith’s Blog.
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