Arrhythmia Bradycardia Defibrillator 
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
Discontinue all negative chronotropic agents, since the risk of torsade is much higher with bradycardia or pauses. Because she has cardiomyopathy and ventricular dysrhythmias, the pacer included an Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Echo 6 days later after CRT: Normal estimated left ventricular ejection fraction. The plan: 1.
All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders
APRIL 17, 2024
Ventricular tachycardia is a potentially life threatening cardiac arrhythmia. Recurrent ventricular tachycardia in spite of radiofrequency catheter ablation needs an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. If the rate is very fast, hemodynamic deterioration can occur rapidly.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
After resuscitation and defibrillation , there were no more episodes of TdP. Below is the patient’s 12 lead ECG following defibrillation. Learning points : Takotsubo can lead to cardiac arrest from ventricular arrhythmia. NT-proBNP was significantly elevated at 4900ng/L ( ref < 500ng/L ). What does this ECG tell you?
Wellnest
JUNE 19, 2023
Similarly, you may use our , app to adjust the paper speed along with amplification to read the slightest changes, especially for conditions like tachycardia and bradycardia. Alternatively, it also helps enhance arrhythmia management with coronary artery disease. It improves the prediction model for myocardial scar mass.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 15, 2023
We examined the effect of ibutilide, a class III antiarrhythmic agent, on the energy requirement for atrial defibrillation and assessed the value of this agent in facilitating cardioversion in patients with atrial fibrillation that is resistant to conventional transthoracic cardioversion. 25, 2022 ).
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 29, 2020
She was never defibrillated. Therefore, she underwent temporary pacemaker placement and overdrive pacing at a rate of 90 bpm to keep the heart rate up in order to prevent these PVCs triggering ventricular arrhythmia. Hypokalemia was unlikely because she continued to have ventricular arrhythmia despite of correcting electrolytes.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 21, 2024
However, he suddenly developed a series of malignant ventricular arrhythmias. He required multiple defibrillations within a period of a few hours. Below are printouts of some of the arrhythmias recorded. This time, the arrhythmia did not spontaneously terminate — but rather degenerated to VFib, requiring defibrillation.
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