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

DAIC

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.

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Cardiomatics guide: Analyzing arrhythmias made easy

Cardiomatics

Prolonged ambulatory ECG monitoring, commonly referred to as Holter testing, increases the chance of detecting abnormalities responsible for the symptoms of cardiovascular diseases, especially those whose pathognomonic symptoms occur only periodically. Sinus bradycardia – sinus rhythm below 60 bpm is a sinus bradycardia.

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Emergency Department Syncope Workup: After H and P, ECG is the Only Test Required for Every Patient.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

PVCs N ot generally considered abnormal ECG findings: Isolated PAC, First Degree AV Block, Sinus bradycardia at a rate of 35-45, and Nonspecific ST-T abnormalities (even if different from a previous ECG). Thus, if there is documented sinus bradycardia, and no suspicion of high grade AV block, at the time of the syncope, this is very useful.