DAIC

MAY 9, 2024

The guideline, according to a written statement shared here, reiterates the importance of collaborative decision-making with patients who have HCM and provides updated recommendations for the most effective treatment pathways for adult and pediatric patients. Several recommendations in the new guideline extend to pediatric patients.

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Cardiomyopathy Pediatrics Quality of Life Sudden Cardiac Death 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

The granulomatous inflammation affects the heart, causing an infiltrative cardiomyopathy The most common manifestations of cardiac sarcoidosis are atrioventricular (AV) block and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT). SCD (sudden cardiac death) from sarcoid heart disease is thought to be caused by either from high-grade AV block or VT.

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Tachycardia Arrhythmia Heart Disease Sudden Cardiac Death 107

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JULY 22, 2023

This discussion comes from this previous post: Hyperthermia and ST Elevation Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias. Pediatric and elderly patients were more predisposed to developing an arrhythmic event in the setting of fever [7].

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Chest Pain Heart Rhythm Sudden Cardiac Death Dysrhythmia 92

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

JANUARY 30, 2019

The limb lead abnormalities appear to be part of the Brugada pattern, as described in this article: Inferior and Lateral Electrocardiographic RepolarizationAbnormalities in Brugada Syndrome Discussion Brugada Type 1 ECG changes are associated with sudden cardiac death (SCD) and the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias.

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Heart Rhythm Sudden Cardiac Death Arrhythmia STEMI 52

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

It has been shown in this study from NEJM 1998 and this from Circulation 1991 that in congenital long QT, for every 10 ms increase in the Bazett corrected QTc, there is an approximate 5% increased risk of Torsade de Pointe (TdP) in the long term.

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Bradycardia Article Atrial Fibrillation Chest Pain 52

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Sudden cardiac death is the most common cause of death in childhood hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). Recently, 2 risk scores have been developed to estimate the 5-year risk of sudden cardiac death.

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