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

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See this post: How a pause can cause cardiac arrest 2. Permanent pacer placement Later, a biventricular pacer was placed for " Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT) " (This is indicated for patients with LBBB and QRS duration > 130 ms and heart failure and vastly improves heart failure).

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Chung-Ang University Study Looks at Cardiovascular Risks in COVID-19 Survivors

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Imge courtesy of Won-Young Kim from Chung-Ang University milla1cf Thu, 01/11/2024 - 08:30 January 11, 2024 — Acute cardiovascular manifestations of COVID-19 , such as heart failure, thrombosis, and dysrhythmia, are associated with increased mortality.

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STEMI with Life-Threatening Hypokalemia and Incessant Torsades de Pointes

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Could the dysrhythmias have been prevented? If cardiac arrest from hypokalemia is imminent (i.e., As I indicated above, in our cardiac arrest case, after pushing 40 mEq, the K only went up to 4.2 Severe hypokalemia in the setting of STEMI or dysrhythmias is life-threatening and needs very rapid treatment.

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