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Tachyarrhythmias in congenital heart disease

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Surgical modifications and hemodynamic changes increase the susceptibility to arrhythmias, impacting morbidity and mortality rates, with arrhythmias being the leading cause of hospitalizations and sudden deaths. Macroreentrant atrial tachycardias, particularly cavotricuspid isthmus-dependent flutter, are frequently reported.

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PO-05-044 FLUOROLESS CATHETER ABLATION OF AN ATRIAL TACHYCARDIA ORIGINATING FROM THE DISTAL LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE IN A PREGNANT WOMAN WITH TACHYCARDIA-INDUCED CARDIOMYOPATHY

HeartRhythm

Supraventricular tachycardias are the most common arrhythmias that occur during pregnancy. Pharmacologic therapy is often preferred in pregnant patients. When pharmacologic therapy fails, fluoroless catheter ablation utilizing electroanatomic mapping systems and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) may be considered.

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Does this T wave pattern mean anything?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

An Initial ECG was performed: Initial ECG: Sinus tachycardia with prolonged QT interval (QTc of 534 ms by Bazett). She was admitted to the ICU where subsequent ECGs were performed: ECG at 12 hours QTc prolongation, resolution of T wave alternans ECG at 24 hours Sinus tachycardia with normalized QTc interval. No ischemic ST changes.

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Arrhythmia? Ischemia? Both? Electricity, drugs, lytics, cath lab? You decide.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

In some cases the ischemia can be seen "through" the flutter waves, whereas in other cases the arrhythmia must be terminated before the ischemia can be clearly distinguished. 2) Tachycardia to this degree can cause ST segment changes in several ways. We discussed several pharmacologic and electrical options.

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Rationale and design of the NEO-NORMAL-AF study examination of the usefulness of implantable loop recorder for arrhythmia detection including atrial fibrillation in heart failure with non-reduced ejection fraction cases: a pilot study

Open Heart

Introduction The incidence of arrhythmia in heart failure with non-reduced ejection fraction (HFnon-rEF) in patients who have a history of hospitalisation is unclear. Methods and analysis This is a multicentre single arm study to evaluate the usefulness of ILR for detecting arrhythmia.

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Sudden Palpitations in a Young Adult

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Since the patient was stable and tolerating the arrhythmia it was decided to treat with IV Amiodarone for medical conversion. Hence, the IV Amiodarone was once one of the 2nd-line choices for acute pharmacologic cardioversion in such patients without hemodynamic instability. Smith : What do you think? What is it? al (2020).

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Overcoming Status Quo Bias: Embracing Evidence-Based Guidelines in Cardiometabolic Care 

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

Pharmacological Interventions : Use of antihypertensive medications, lipid-lowering agents, and antidiabetic drugs. Arrhythmias : A leadless pacemaker-defibrillator system provides antitachycardia pacing for ventricular tachycardia in patients with subcutaneous ICDs.