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ECG Blog #370 — A Post-Arrest Tachycardia.

Ken Grauer, MD

She underwent cardiopulmonary resuscitation for VT/VFib — with ROSC ( R eturn O f S pontaneous C irculation ) following defibrillation and treatment with Epinephrine and Amiodarone. PEARL # 3: At this point — the most time-efficient step for solving today's rhythm will be to determine the nature of atrial activity.

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Chest pain and rapid pacing followed by an unexplained wide complex tachycardia. Time for cardioversion?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Here is a representative CXR from a different patient showing a typical CRT-D The blue dotted line overlies the right atrial lead The red dotted line overlies the RV lead. This is the shock coil and identifies this device as a defibrillator. CRT-D is cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillation capability, like the CXR above.