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Personalized Heart Digital Twins Detect Substrate Abnormalities in Scar-Dependent Ventricular Tachycardia

Circulation

Circulation, Ahead of Print. BACKGROUND:Current outcomes from catheter ablation for scar-dependent ventricular tachycardia (VT) are limited by high recurrence rates and long procedure durations.

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Wide Complex Tachycardia: Mind Your Medicine!

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 149, Issue 12 , Page 963-966, March 19, 2024.

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A Relatively Narrow Complex Tachycardia at a Rate of 180.

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

They had already cardioverted at 120 J, then 200 J, which resulted in the following: Ventricular Tachycardia They then cardioverted at 200 J which r esulted in the same narrow complex rhythm shown above, at 185 beats per minute. This would treat both SVT or sinus tachycardia. I suggested esmolol if the heart rate did not improve.

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Approach to the Diagnosis and Management of Complex Fascicular Ventricular Tachycardias

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. Complex ventricular tachycardias involving the fascicular system (fascicular ventricular tachycardias [FVTs]) can be challenging. To summarize, 5 cases had prior ablation with 2 previously misdiagnosed as supraventricular tachycardia.

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HRAS-Mutant Cardiomyocyte Model of Multifocal Atrial Tachycardia

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Ahead of Print. During early childhood, 50% of patients develop multifocal atrial tachycardia, a treatment-resistant tachyarrhythmia of unknown pathogenesis. BACKGROUND:GermlineHRASgain-of-function pathogenic variants cause Costello syndrome (CS).

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Digital Twins: The Future for Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation?

Circulation

Circulation, Volume 151, Issue 8 , Page 534-536, February 25, 2025.

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Does this T wave pattern mean anything?

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Edited by Bracey, Meyers, Grauer, and Smith A 50-something-year-old female with a history of an unknown personality disorder and alcohol use disorder arrived via EMS following cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation. Circulation. The described rhythm was an irregular, wide complex rhythm. No ischemic ST changes.