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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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Study finds some male cross-country skiers at higher risk for bradycardia and pacemakers

Medical Xpress - Cardiology

Men who perform well in the cross-country ski race Vasaloppet are at increased risk of having abnormally low heart rates and pacemakers later in life. However, the researchers behind the study did not uncover any link to increased mortality, rather the opposite—the skiers lived longer than the general population.

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Comparative Analysis of Leadless Versus Transvenous Pacemakers in Non‐Heart Failure Patients: A Multicenter US Retrospective Study

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

ABSTRACT Background Despite leadless pacemakers (LPMs) showing promise, real-world data comparing them to transvenous pacemakers (TV-VVI) are insufficient and often contradictory, especially in patients without major comorbidities like heart failure. Objectives Comparing LPMs with TV-VVIs in real-world patients without HF.

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46 year old with chest pain develops a wide complex rhythm -- see many examples

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Automatic activity refers to enhanced pacemaking function (typically from a non sinus node source), for example atrial tachycardia. Circulation Research , 56 (2), 184–194. Briefly, triggered activity refers to an additional depolarization after the initial depolarization and is mediated chiefly by calcium. Do not treat AIVR.

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ECG Blog #450 — A "Healthy" 30yo with Dizziness

Ken Grauer, MD

To improve visualization — I've digitized the original ECG using PMcardio ) MY Thoughts on the ECG in Figure-1: This is a challenging tracing to interpret — because there is marked bradycardia with an irregular rhythm and a change in QRS morphology. Figure-1: The initial ECG in today's case. ( The QRS complex is wide ( ie, >0.10

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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.

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Patient is informed of her husband's death: is it OMI or it stress cardiomyopathy?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Within ten minutes, she developed bradycardia, hypotension, and ST changes on monitor. Bradycardia and heart block are very common in RCA OMI. 2:34 PM, following right heart catheterization She then went into atrial fibrillation with complete heart block and junctional escape rhythm prompting placement of transvenous pacemaker.