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Young Man with a Heart Rate of 257. What is it and how to manage?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

In this pediatric study, it was 71% successful and better than amiodarone. Meyers, Smith; Weingart wrote an extensive review on Idiopathic VT in the September 14, 2018 post of Dr. Smith’s ECG Blog. Procainamide is another reasonable solution to the problem. As a result — it’s worth briefly reviewing this entity of “ Idiopathic ” VT.

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A man in his 70s with weakness and syncope

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Pediatric and elderly patients were more predisposed to developing an arrhythmic event in the setting of fever [7]. Recently the rate of true arrhythmic events related to fevers in the classic Brugada Type 1 syndrome was explored by Michowitz et al. mm ( generally ≥2 mm ) in ≥1 right precordial lead, followed by a positive T-wave. —

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Hyperthermia and ST Elevation

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Pediatric and elderly patients were more predisposed to developing an arrhythmic event in the setting of fever [7]. Recently the rate of true arrhythmic events related to fevers in the classic Brugada Type 1 syndrome was explored by Michowitz et al.

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QT Correction Formulas Compared to The Rule of Thumb ("Half the RR")

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

I've been working on this a long time, thought about submitting it to a journal, but decided it gets more readers on this blog. Instead, in this blog post we will compare the rule-of-thumb to each of the four formulas, effectively substituting usual care for the unattainable gold-standard of outcomes. Some other points: 1.

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A young F is hyperthermic, delirious, and dry: Fever-induced Brugada? Diphenhydramine toxicity? Tricyclic?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Further history later: This patient personally has no further high risk features (syncope / presyncope), but her mother had sudden cardiac arrest in sleep. We repeated the ECG: Brugada pattern is mostly resolved. Follow up the next AM: Brugada pattern is resolved Below is what the electrophysiologist recommended. 8, 2019 ) — ( Jan.