Arrhythmia Dysrhythmia Echocardiogram 
Dr. Sanjay Gupta
AUGUST 31, 2022
The word arrhythmia comes from two Greek words. So arrhythmia literally means absence or loss of rhythm. A cardiac arrhythmia therefore means loss of cardiac rhythm. It is important that the term dysrhythmia is never enough as a complete diagnosis.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
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 septum is punctured with the active fixation screw of the lead - so essentially you bore the septum with the screw helix."
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Hopefully a repeat echocardiogram will be performed outpatient. See these publications for more information Overall, management for cardiac contusion is mostly supportive unless surgical complications develop, involving appropriate treatment of dysrhythmias and hemodynamic instability. 1900: RBBB and LAFB are almost fully resolved.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JULY 22, 2023
Formal echocardiogram showed normal EF, no wall motion abnormalities, no pericardial effusion. There were no dysrhythmias on cardiac monitor during observation. Prior to Mizusawa's study, it was thought that the incidence of syncope, arrhythmia, or SCD in this cohort was low [7]. No more troponins were done. There was a 0.9%
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2022
But adenosine only lasts for seconds, and if the dysrhythmia recurs, then the adenosine is gone. Prevent the initiation of the dysrhythmia -- this can be done with a beta blocker by prenenting PACS 2. She had an echocardiogram which was normal. Smith: should we give adenosine again? Adenosine worked. It converted the rhythm.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 30, 2019
A formal echocardiogram was completed the next day and again showed a normal ejection fraction without any focal wall motion abnormalities to suggest CAD. Prior to Mizusawa's study, it was thought that the incidence of syncope, arrhythmia, or SCD in this cohort was low [7]. There was a 0.9% per year incidence of SCD in this cohort [1].
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 15, 2020
Inferior MI results in scar tissue which is a likely source of a re-entrant ventricular dysrhythmia. Echocardiogram: Estimated left ventricular ejection fraction, lower limits of normal; 45-50%. There are 6 KEY parameters to consider in systematic assessment of any arrhythmia. This would be the likely source of the VT.
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