Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

There was no chest pain. The granulomatous inflammation affects the heart, causing an infiltrative cardiomyopathy The most common manifestations of cardiac sarcoidosis are atrioventricular (AV) block and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT). This was written by Magnus Nossen The patient is a female in her 50s.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

It was from a patient with chest pain: Note the obvious Brugada pattern. 2017 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for management of patients with ventricular arrhythmias and the prevention of sudden cardiac death. The elevated troponin was attributed to either type 2 MI or to non-MI acute myocardial injury.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Regardless of further evaluation, she should avoid bradycardia, AV nodal blockers, Na channel blockers, and fevers. --If The patient denied any chest pain whatsoever, and a troponin at zero and 2 hours were both undetectable. EP study to further risk stratify her is recommended, with ICD placement depending on the results.

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