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HonorHealth Research Institute Study Uses New Programing for Pacemakers to Control High Blood Pressure Without Additional Drugs

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milla1cf Thu, 06/20/2024 - 19:40 June 20, 2024 — A programing algorithm, being tested by HonorHealth Research Institute for those patients with new or recently installed pacemakers, is designed so the device not only provides a steady heartbeat, but also controls high blood pressure. It’s very promising.

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Orchestra BioMed Announces Initiation of BACKBEAT Pivotal Study of AVIM Therapy in Hypertensive Pacemaker Patients

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The BACKBEAT pivotal study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of atrioventricular interval modulation (“AVIM”) therapy (also known as BackBeat CNT), for the treatment of pacemaker-indicated patients with uncontrolled hypertension despite the use of antihypertensive medications. Orchestra BioMed and Medtronic, Inc. Kowal, M.D.,

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Transcutaneous Pacing: Part 2

EMS 12-Lead

Crew notifies the received ED of an incoming post-arrest patient and notes a sinus bradycardia on their monitor, as seen in Figure 2. Figure 2 : This rhythm shows a sinus bradycardia at a rate between 30 and 40bpm. The crew immediately initiated TCP at a rate of 70bpm and slowly increased the current, as shown in Figure 3.

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Orthostatic hypotension onset after invasive procedure?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Written by Willy Frick A man in his 70s with a history of HFrEF and sick sinus syndrome s/p dual chamber pacemaker placement was admitted for overnight observation following outpatient placement of a mitral valve clip. This is unambiguous evidence of pacemaker malfunction. Imagine the pacemaker is set at a minimum rate of 60.

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A woman in her 70s with bradycardia and hypotension

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Resuscitation was initiated and this ECG was obtained: Likely AFib (irregularly irregular) with bradycardia. She was intubated and a transvenous pacemaker was inserted with good capture. During this time, the patients blood pressure continued to decline, requiring 4 pressors to sustain hemodynamics.

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Situational vs vasovagal syncope: one but different?

Heart BMJ

Reflex syncope is defined as a transient loss of consciousness due to a neurally mediated reflex causing sudden-onset vasodilation and bradycardia, leading to a steep decrease in blood pressure and cerebral hypoperfusion. Thus, once the aetiology is established, further diagnostic tests are seldom performed.

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What are treatment options for this rhythm, when all else fails?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Immediately after contrast injection into the LMCA, the patient had circulatory collapse, with a precipitous drop in blood pressure. An Impella device was placed to maintain cardiac output and perfusion pressures. There was no evidence bradycardia leading up to the runs of PMVT ( as tends to occur with Torsades ).