Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2023

She was successfully revived after several rounds of ACLS including defibrillation and amiodarone. T-wave alternans and the susceptibility to ventricular arrhythmias. Chronic amiodarone evokes no torsade de pointes arrhythmias despite QT lengthening in an animal model of acquired long-QT syndrome. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The disorder is rare — but it takes on importance as a potential cause of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, including cardiac arrest. Treatment is by ICD ( implantable cardioverter defibrillator ). SQTS is a relatively new diagnosis that has only been recognized as a distinct clinical entity since 2000.

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All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

MARCH 28, 2024

An interesting fact is that many of the persons experience arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome with fever. So there is some relation between fever and precipitation of arrhythmias in Brugada syndrome. Of course, the commonest sustained arrhythmia in general population is atrial fibrillation.

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Open Heart

MARCH 8, 2024

The wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) is becoming a more and more widely used instrument for the prevention of sudden cardiac death of patients either with a secondary prevention implantable cardioverter defibrillator indication or with a transient high risk of sudden cardiac death.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

The patient was put on Extracorporeal Life Support in the ED 3 hours after initial resuscitation, the core temp was 30° C and the patient was defibrillated with a single attempt. On arrival, CPR was continued and core temperature was measured at 18° C (64.4° A 12-lead ECG was recorded: There is sinus rhythm with RBBB and right axis deviation.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This causes deadly arrhythmias and should be considered in patients with syncope and short QT 2. The disorder is rare — but it takes on importance as a potential cause of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, including cardiac arrest. Treatment is by ICD ( implantable cardioverter defibrillator ). Short QT syndrome.

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DAIC

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

“Therefore, we have made the decision to offer only DX technology for new patients needing a single-chamber ICD, providing equivalent therapies along with additional atrial monitoring data, as recommended by current guidelines.” For more information: [link] References: Thomas G, Choi DY, Doppalapudi H, et al. Margolis G, et al.

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