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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. Because she has cardiomyopathy and ventricular dysrhythmias, the pacer included an Implanted Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) Echo 6 days later after CRT: Normal estimated left ventricular ejection fraction. The plan: 1. Place temporary pacemaker 3.

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A man in his 30s with cardiac arrest and STE on the post-ROSC ECG

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He had multiple cardiac arrests with ROSC regained each time. Then there is loss of pulses with continued narrow complex on the monitor ("PEA arrest") Learning Points: Sudden witnessed Cardiac Arrest due to ACS is almost always due to dysrhythmia. This patient arrested shortly after hospital arrival.