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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

There is also bradycardia. Bradycardia puts patients at risk for "pause-dependent" Torsades de Pointes. Torsades in acquired long QT is much more likely in bradycardia because the QT interval following a long pause is longer still. This was stented. Could the dysrhythmias have been prevented? Learning Points: 1.

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Unresponsive and Acidotic: OMI? Acute, subacute, or reperfused? What is the rhythm? Why RV dysfunction? Can CT scan help?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

His rhythm on telemetry seemed to be sinus bradycardia vs junctional rhythm. Telemetry initially was interpreted as showing sinus bradycardia vs a junctional rhythm. A quick POCUS which showed significantly reduced ejection fraction and trace B lines. What do you think? The estimated left ventricular ejection fraction is 40-45%.