Bradycardia Hypertension Tachycardia 
Circulation
NOVEMBER 11, 2024
Electrocardiogram (ECG) and telemetry revealed junctional bradycardia with heart rate in 30s and sinus pauses (5-7 seconds). He was admitted for further workup of bradycardia. His home medications included metoprolol succinate 25mg daily which was held given bradycardia. Initial laboratory analysis was unremarkable.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
The ECG shows sinus tachycardia with RBBB and LAFB, without clear additional superimposed signs of ischemia. The Initial ECG in Today's Case: As per Dr. Meyers — the initial ECG in today's case shows sinus tachycardia with bifascicular block ( = RBBB/LAHB ). Sinus Tachycardia ( common in any trauma patient. ).
MIBHS
JANUARY 31, 2025
Early detection of conditions like AFib, bradycardia, or tachycardia allows patients to address issues before they become critical. Risk Reduction Data from wearables can identify potential risks, such as undiagnosed arrhythmias or hypertension, allowing healthcare teams to address these issues before surgery.
EMS 12-Lead
MARCH 19, 2023
Vital signs were noted to be unremarkable with respect to any hypo-hypertensive crisis, hypoxia, etc. He denied any known medical history, specifically: coronary artery disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, heart failure, myocardial infarction, or any prior PCI/stent. Fire/EMS crews found him clammy and uncomfortable.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
MARCH 2, 2019
My L IST includes the following: i ) LVH with strain; ii ) Ischemia; iii ) Digoxin use; iv ) HypoKalemia and/or HypoMagnesemia; v ) Tachycardia; and , vi ) Any combination of i-thru-v. Does this patient have hypertension and/or heart failure that has worsened? Often more than one entity is operative as is likely in this case.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
OCTOBER 20, 2024
Written by Magnus Nossen The patient in today's case is a male in his 70s with hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus. As per Dr. Nossen — today's initial ECG ( LEFT tracing in Figure-2 ) shows sinus bradycardia with QRS widening due to bifascicular block ( RBBB/LAHB ). The syncope lasted about 2-3 minutes according to his wife.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
APRIL 8, 2016
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. See here for management of Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia , which includes Torsades.
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