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A fascinating electrophysiology case. What is this wide complex tachycardia, and how best to manage it?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

She had a single chamber ICD/Pacemaker implanted several years prior due to ventricular tachycardia. Answer : The ECG above shows a regular wide complex tachycardia. Said differently, the ECG shows a rather slow ventricular tachycardia with a 2:1 VA conduction. Cardiac output (CO) was being maintained by the tachycardia.

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Tachycardia must make you doubt an ACS or STEMI diagnosis; put it all in clinical context

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

He presented to the Emergency Department with a blood pressure of 111/66 and a pulse of 117. He was rushed by residents into our critical care room with a diagnosis of STEMI, and they handed me this ECG: There is sinus tachycardia with ST elevation in II, III, and aVF, as well as V4-V6. He had this ECG recorded.

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Chest discomfort, Sinus Tachycardia, Q-waves, ST Elevation, and Intermittent Wide Complex Tachycardia. Activate the Cath Lab?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His previous echo one month prior shows the same thing: “consistent with old infarct in LAD vascular territory, with EF 45%” "I think there is something else causing his tachycardia which is exaggerating his EKG findings and mimicking an acute myocardial infarction." The patient spontaneously converted back to sinus tachycardia.

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Pulmonary Edema, Hypertension, and ST Elevation 2 Days After Stenting for Inferior STEMI

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Blood pressure was 215/124 and HR 115 (on metoprolol). Here is his ED ECG: There is sinus tachycardia. The amount of ST elevation and depression is slightly less than on the ECG above, but there is also no tachycardia, which tends to exaggerate ST deviation.

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Of Twists and Turns

EMS 12-Lead

Initial vital signs include: NIBP 99/58 HR 150-160 (trend) RR 10 (spontaneous, but shallow) SpO2 86 (RA) BBS CTA The initial rhythm strip is attached: Figure 1 There is a wide complex tachycardia of varying morphology, amplitude, and R-R cycle length. Chapter 10: Recurrent Ventricular Tachycardia (pg. 2] Viskin, S., 3] Murphy, M.

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Incidence, risk assessment and prevention of sudden cardiac death in cardiomyopathies

European Journal of Heart Failure

Significant LGE at CMR; LVEF <50%; abnormal blood pressure response during exercise test; LV apical aneurysm; high-risk genotype. Syncope, LGE on CMR, inducible sustained VT at PES, pathogenic mutations in LMNA, PLN, FLNC, and RBM20.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Look for Vascular Etiology -- think of these while doing H and P: --Bleeding: ruptured AAA, GI bleed, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, other spontaneous bleed such as mesenteric aneurysms. Any ED systolic blood pressure less than 90 or greater than 180 mm Hg (+1) 4. Most physicians will automatically be worried about these symptoms.