Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

VT is the second most common presenting arrhythmia. Vaso or inotropic medications are not harmless, and can precipitate life threatening arrhythmias. It is common with 2nd- and 3rd-degree AV block to see a " ventriculophasic " sinus arrhythmia. AV block is the first manifestation of CS in more than 30% of patients.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

Prior to Mizusawa's study, it was thought that the incidence of syncope, arrhythmia, or SCD in this cohort was low [7]. In light of the risk of arrhythmia events observed in the Mizusawa trial, a formal EP study might be reasonable to obtain in those with fever induced asymptomatic Brugada ECG changes to help risk stratify these patients.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Acute coronary syndrome in a pediatric patient? An ECG was perfomed on arrival to our ED: NSR with ST elevation II,III, aVF with reciprocal depression in aVL Would you refer this pediatric patient for emergent PCI? World J Pediatr. The workup at the transferring hospital yielded elevated troponin I at 18.1 Epub 2021 May 20.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Regardless of further evaluation, she should avoid bradycardia, AV nodal blockers, Na channel blockers, and fevers. --If Conclusion of this paper: Fever is a great risk factor for arrhythmia events in Brugada Syndrome patients. EP study to further risk stratify her is recommended, with ICD placement depending on the results.

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