Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

AUGUST 9, 2024

Automatic activity refers to enhanced pacemaking function (typically from a non sinus node source), for example atrial tachycardia. Briefly, triggered activity refers to an additional depolarization after the initial depolarization and is mediated chiefly by calcium. The most common triggered arrhythmia is Torsades de Pointes.

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Wellnest

DECEMBER 21, 2022

A fast heartbeat is called tachycardia, while a slow heartbeat is called bradycardia in medical terms. ECG testing is also carried out to see how medicines work during treatment and the pacemaker's functioning. Arrhythmia In simple words, arrhythmia refers to an irregular heartbeat.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Shortly after isoprenalin infusion was initiated, there were short runs of ventricular tachycardia. Isoprenalin was discontinued, and a temporary transveous pacemaker was implanted. The patient stabilized following pacemaker placement. The following ECG was recorded during one of these episodes of VT.

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Open Heart

JULY 28, 2023

Secondary endpoints are 30 s or more persistent supraventricular tachycardia and ventricular tachycardia, 3 s or more persistent pause, bradycardia with 40 beats per minutes or lower heart rate, AF burden, all-cause death, cardiovascular death, hospital readmission due to exacerbation of HF, acute coronary syndrome, ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke, (..)

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Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Abstract Introduction Severe transitory episodes of bradycardia with subsequent syncope in children are common, and generally portend a benign prognosis. with one documented SP after termination of atrial tachycardia at the 3-month follow-up. Post-CNA, the median longest pause was 1.3 s s (range 0.8–2.2) with 0 documented pauses.

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Ken Grauer, MD

JULY 18, 2024

It's important to appreciate that we can not rule out the possibility that this rhythm represents Mobitz II 2nd-degree AV block, in which case the patient will need a pacemaker ( See ECG Blog #236 — for review on the ECG diagnosis of the 2nd-degree AV Blocks ).

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 29, 2020

Therefore, she underwent temporary pacemaker placement and overdrive pacing at a rate of 90 bpm to keep the heart rate up in order to prevent these PVCs triggering ventricular arrhythmia. The ultimate reason for the long QT was never definitively determined.

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Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

APRIL 8, 2015

If the patient has Abnormal Vital Signs (fever, hypotension, tachycardia, or tachypnea, or hypoxemia), then these are the primary issue to address, as there is ongoing pathology which must be identified. 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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