Atrial Fibrillation, Defibrillator and Dysrhythmia

STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2016

At cath, he immediately had incessant Torsades de Pointes requiring defibrillation 7 times and requiring placement of a transvenous pacer for overdrive pacing at a rate of 80. There is atrial fibrillation. Could the dysrhythmias have been prevented? He was given amiodarone and lidocaine load and drip and K and Mg drips.

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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It was reportedly a PEA arrest; there was no recorded V Fib and no defibrillation. The rhythm is atrial fibrillation. Then there is loss of pulses with continued narrow complex on the monitor ("PEA arrest") Learning Points: Sudden witnessed Cardiac Arrest due to ACS is almost always due to dysrhythmia.

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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

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