All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

Those with right ventricular and biventricular phenotypes had significantly higher incidence of life threatening arrhythmias compared to the left ventricular phenotype of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy. Those with PKP2 mutations had reduced life threatening arrhythmia free survival and higher arrhythmic risk than DSP group.

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DAIC

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is the most common type of heart rhythm disorder (arrhythmia), affecting over 6 million Americans, and the number is expected to double by 2030. This is a complex disease.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

He has a family history concerning for arrhythmia. Given the circumstances of his car crash, we presume it was due to an underlying arrhythmia. 2 weeks Here is the final electrophysiology note: It is unclear what precipitated his motor vehicle collision. ST depression. Myocardial Contusion?

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

It was from a patient with chest pain: Note the obvious Brugada pattern. Prior to Mizusawa's study, it was thought that the incidence of syncope, arrhythmia, or SCD in this cohort was low [7]. She has not yet been seen by electrophysiology or had further genetic testing for Brugada syndrome. This patient ruled out for MI.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

A late middle-aged man presented with one hour of chest pain. IV administration of potassium is indicated when arrhythmias are present or hypokalemia is severe (potassium level of less than 2.5 malignant ventricular arrhythmias are present), rapid replacement of potassium is required. Most recent echo showed EF of 60%.

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EMS 12-Lead

JUNE 1, 2022

Smith and Myers found that in otherwise classic Wellens syndrome – that is, prior anginal chest pain that resolves with subsequent dynamic T wave inversions on the ECG – even the T waves of LBBB behave similarly. [2] Chapter 17: Ventricular Arrhythmias. References [1] Surawicz, B. & Knilans, T. 2] Meyers, H. & Smith, S.

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DAIC

APRIL 6, 2024

Chugh, the Pauline and Harold Price Chair in Cardiac Electrophysiology Research at Cedars-Sinai, investigates the causes of and potential treatments for abnormal heart rhythms, including sudden cardiac arrest. EDT, and she will co-chair electrophysiology research presentations.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MAY 23, 2022

Patient 2 : 55 year old with 5 hours of chest pain radiating to the shoulder, with nausea and shortness of breath ECG: sinus bradycardia, normal conduction, normal axis, normal R wave progression, no hypertrophy. This was missed by the treating physician, but the chest pain resolved with aspirin.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

Check : [vitals, SOB, Chest Pain, Ultrasound] If the patient has Abdominal Pain, Chest Pain, Dyspnea or Hypoxemia, Headache, Hypotension , then these should be considered the primary chief complaint (not syncope). The most recent and probably best study is this: Canadian Syncope Arrhythmia Risk Score.

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American College of Cardiology

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

The simple test revealed Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, an easily diagnosable and treatable arrhythmia. "I These have ranged from heart attacks, cardio-obstetrics, breast cancer, prevention and arrhythmias.8-13 That's the only way we can give women a definitive diagnosis for what's causing their chest pain."

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 6, 2020

This middle-aged man with no cardiac history but with significant history of methamphetamin and alcohol use presented with chest pain and SOB, worsening over days, with orthopnea. Patient course The patient was started on beta blockers and schedule for an electrophysiologic study. BP:143/99, Pulse 109, Temp 37.2 °C

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

The patient denied any chest pain whatsoever, and a troponin at zero and 2 hours were both undetectable. A score including ECG pattern, early familial SCD antecedents, inducible electrophysiological study, presentation as syncope or as aborted SCD and SND had a predictive performance of 0.82. and proband status (HR 2.1).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Written by Willy Frick with edits by Ken Grauer An older man with a history of non-ischemic HFrEF s/p CRT and mild coronary artery disease presented with chest pain. He said he had had three episodes of chest pain that day while urinating. But ectopic atrial tachycardia is most commonly an automatic arrhythmia.

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