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Torsade in a patient with left bundle branch block: is there a long QT? (And: Left Bundle Pacing).

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

And of course Ken's comments at the bottom) An elderly obese woman with cardiomyopathy, Left bundle branch block, and chronic hypercapnea presented hypoxic with altered mental status. Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function. See this post: How a pause can cause cardiac arrest 2. The plan: 1.

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Young Man with a Heart Rate of 257. What is it and how to manage?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOTE #3: In the context of a long QTc or ischemia — the finding of ST segment and/or T wave alternans may predict the occurrence of malignant ventricular arrhythmias.