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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

Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function. It should be kept in mind that on occasions, beta-one agonist can result in increased ventricular ectopy e.g., in severe myocardial ischemia (by increasing myocardial demand), or sometimes with congenital long-QT syndrome. She was intubated.

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An adolescent with trauma, chest pain, and a wide complex rhythm

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

A bedside cardiac ultrasound was normal. Accelerated ventricular rhythm in children: a review and report of a case with congenital heart disease 3. There was apparently no syncope and he had no bony injuries, but he did complain of left sided chest pain. His chest was tender. He wrote: "ECG 1 - shows wide ???IVCD IVCD type rhythm ??